{"id":1986964,"date":"2023-07-31T15:23:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T19:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-james-pushes-to-take-congress-off-payroll-during-a-government-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T15:24:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T19:24:00","slug":"john-james-pushes-to-take-congress-off-payroll-during-a-government-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-james-pushes-to-take-congress-off-payroll-during-a-government-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"John James advocates for Congress to forgo pay during a government shutdown."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjohn-james-pushes-to-take-congress-off-payroll-during-a-government-shutdown%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1986964&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Freshman Rep. \u200dJohn James Proposes \u2062Bill to Hold Congress Accountable During Government Shutdown<\/h2>\n<p>Freshman Representative John James (R-MI) is taking a stand against government shutdowns\u2062 by introducing \u200ba groundbreaking bill. \u200dThe &#8220;Put Your Money Where Your\u2063 Mouth Is&#8221; bill aims to prevent \u2063members of Congress\u2064 from receiving their pay \u2063during a\u200b shutdown.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s essential \u200bto \u200dreally get folks in D.C. \u200cto refocus on the priorities, which \u2063is doing things that work for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-biden-to-announce-plan-to-pull-all-us-troops-from-afghanistan-by-september-11\/\" title=\"President Biden To Announce Plan To Pull All US Troops From Afghanistan By September 11\">people back home<\/a>,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; John James<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>James,\u200b who \u200bnarrowly won his seat in 2022 and currently represents \u2063Michigan&#8217;s 10th Congressional District, is determined to bring attention to the struggles faced by his constituents. With 25% of his district \u200bliving below the poverty line, he believes \u200bit is \u2064unacceptable for politicians\u200c to receive their salaries \u2062while causing harm to the \u200bAmerican people.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;And now you have politicians who are \u2063making over $175,000 a year to shut down the government and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-james-pushes-to-take-congress-off-payroll-during-a-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"John James advocates for Congress to forgo pay during a government shutdown.\">hurt people back home<\/a>. That&#8217;s not\u2064 acceptable.\u200d There needs to\u2063 be accountability,\u200b there needs\u2064 to \u2064be transparency. We \u2063need to have action\u2062 out of our politicians in\u2064 D.C.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; John James<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-chip-roy-leads-effort-to-block-new-democrat-spending-in-stopgap-bill\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Chip Roy Leads Effort to Block New Democrat Spending in Stopgap Bill\">federal funding deadline<\/a> is still a few \u2062weeks away, Congress\u2064 is currently in its August recess. This break has raised concerns about whether necessary policy changes and spending bills will be \u2063passed in \u2063time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-urged-to-tout-economy-to-improve-reelection-chances\/\" title=\"House Democrats advised to highlight strong economy for better reelection prospects.\">fund government\u200c agencies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>James hopes that his\u2062 bill will serve as a wake-up call to his colleagues, urging them to avoid\u2062 a shutdown and prioritize\u2064 the needs of the American people.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m confident\u2062 that\u200c we&#8217;re going to come together, \u2062we&#8217;re going to unify,\u2063 and we&#8217;re gonna pass the \u2062most conservative legislation that can be signed into \u2063law,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; John \u2062James<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>James is \u200ccommitted to working with his Republican colleagues and believes\u2064 that it is crucial to keep\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-to-allow-coronavirus-infected-healthcare-workers-to-return-to-work\/\" title=\"France to Allow Coronavirus-Infected Healthcare Workers to Return to Work\">essential services running<\/a> for the American people who rely on\u2064 their elected officials to do \u200dtheir\u200c job.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to \u2064read \u2064more from \u2063The\u2062 Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freshman Rep. John James (R-MI) aims to pass a bill that halts congressional pay during government shutdowns. Dubbed the &#8220;Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is&#8221; bill, James believes it is crucial to ensure politicians only receive compensation if they fulfill their duties. 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