Democratic and Republican legislators are requesting that their pay be withheld during the government shutdown which entered its sixth day on Monday.
What lawmakers offered to refuse their pay during the shutdown?
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FOX News listed several legislators among a group of others who have asked for their pay to be denied during the ongoing shutdown:
Republican lawmakers
Democratic lawmakers
Additionally, a few other lawmakers like Sens. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., announced they would donate their paychecks for the duration of the government shutdown.
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According to FOX News, legislators requesting their pay be refused can’t forgo it completely based on a federal law that requires them