You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Submit your comments on this article
Home Front: Politix
AOC calls for congressional salaries to be furloughed during next shutdown
2018-12-23
[The Hill] Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Saturday called for congressional salaries to be furloughed during the next government shutdown.

Roughly a quarter of federal agencies closed when Congress failed to meet a midnight funding deadline on Friday. Lawmakers arrived Saturday at the Capitol as congressional negotiators try to find a path forward on a deal to end the funding lapse.

"It’s completely unacceptable that members of Congress can force a government shutdown on partisan lines & then have Congressional salaries exempt from that decision," Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Twitter.

"Have some integrity," she added, calling for salaries to be furloughed for the next shutdown.
Posted by:Besoeker

#8  Anyone even leftist can observe an unfortunate situation, the problem is that the left's "solutions" are worse than the problem itself and caused by their deep ignorance/dunning kruger problems.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2018-12-23 15:04  

#7  She is an idiot, but like stopped clock getting the time right twice a day, she is right on this one.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2018-12-23 12:26  

#6  Next constitution, in the legislative section, decree that if appropriations for the following year are not passed by the fiscal year end date, all members of congress are barred from elected or appointed government positions for 10 years. You better believe they'll get it done with a lot of compromising regardless of party.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-12-23 11:30  

#5  She is right, but I would stop their pay until they pass an actual real budget, not these COR. Do your real job schmucks or no money for you. And no breaks either. Hell, we should start fining them as well. $10,000/day sounds right. Paid toward the debt.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2018-12-23 07:33  

#4  Beat me to it, TT...
Posted by: Raj   2018-12-23 07:33  

#3  Stopped clock syndrome.
Posted by: Thromong Trotsky2758   2018-12-23 06:29  

#2  Conditional love, Besoeker...........
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2018-12-23 01:57  

#1  A pipe dream, but suddenly I find myself in love with this woman.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-12-23 00:52  

00:00