Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for Congressional salaries to be furloughed during government shutdowns after the Senate and House failed to pass a spending bill on Friday.
“Next time we have a gov shutdown, Congressional salaries should be furloughed as well,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Saturday.
“It’s completely unacceptable that members of Congress can force a government shutdown on partisan lines & then have Congressional salaries exempt from that decision.
The government went into a partial shutdown at midnight on Friday amid a continuing fight between President Donald Trump and Democrats over the border wall.
The President refused to sign a spending bill that did not include $5 billion for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
However, an addition 380,000 government employees will be furloughed and may miss a paycheck depending on how long the shutdown lasts.
She floated the idea of spending $5.7 billion on teacher pay, replacing water pipes, college tuition/prescription refuel subsidies or green jobs. »
