[Vision2020] You realize, of course, . . . .

[Moscow Cares]

. . . that members of the U.S. Congress receive full pay . . . even when the government is shut down.

“According to the Constitution, Congress is required to set its own salaries to be paid by the Treasury. Those salaries are outlined in a separate law from the appropriations legislation. So, even though the shutdown is caused by the failure to cut a deal on the unfunded appropriations, Congress continues to be paid under an entirely different bill.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/12/27/government-shutdown-congressional-presidential-pay/2421657002/

Yet, if you were to visit Capitol Hill, all you would hear are crickets.

So, while members of our congress are taking an extended, paid ($180,000/year) vacation . . . 800,000 government employees (many struggling month to month) are going without pay.

Happy New Year, V-Peeps!

Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
http://www.MoscowCares.com
  
Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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