{"id":2046356,"date":"2023-09-27T12:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T16:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taking-a-stand-gaetz-tells-house-to-withhold-his-pay-during-government-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2023-09-27T12:40:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T16:40:36","slug":"taking-a-stand-gaetz-tells-house-to-withhold-his-pay-during-government-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taking-a-stand-gaetz-tells-house-to-withhold-his-pay-during-government-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaetz urges House to stop paying him during shutdown."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Ftaking-a-stand-gaetz-tells-house-to-withhold-his-pay-during-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=2046356&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>Taking a Stand: Gaetz Tells House to Withhold His \u2064Pay During Government Shutdown<\/h2>\n<p>If the government does shut down on\u2064 Oct. 1, a great\u200d number of the federal government\u2019s employees will be able to\u2064 claim unemployment. \u2064All \u200dwill receive back pay when it\u2019s over.<\/p>\n<p>However, many will face having their pay withheld until the end of \u2062the shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>Florida GOP Rep.\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/matt-gaetz-humiliates-cnn-anchor-fact-checking-live-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Gaetz<\/a> wants to be one\u200c of those people \u2014 even if <a href=\"https:\/\/dcist.com\/story\/23\/09\/26\/federal-shutdown-what-to-know-dc-impacts-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his pay<\/a> \u2063 would not be affected.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to the\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-hill-tech-vendor-hit-with-ransomware-attack\/\" title=\"Capitol Hill Tech Vendor Hit With Ransomware Attack\">chief administrative officer<\/a> of the House of Representatives\u2062 on Tuesday, Gaetz asked that his paycheck be suspended if a\u200b government shutdown actually happens.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz has been one\u2064 of \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gaetz-delivers-stunning-rebuke-mccarthy-will-see-bail-failed-speaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strongest opponents<\/a> of several appropriations bills that\u2063 have \u200dbeen sent to \u200cthe\u200b House, arguing that Speaker of \u200cthe House\u2064 Kevin McCarthy \u200dneeds \u200dto make\u200d deeper cuts.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200d is especially true in \u2063the case \u200dof funding for \u200cUkraine.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz has been one of the most vocal critics\u2063 regarding a seemingly limitless amount \u200bof money and resources being\u200d sent to the \u200dgovernment in Kyiv by President Joe \u2062Biden\u2019s administration, Democrats who control \u200dthe Senate and some\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/signing-political-death-warrant-3-house-republicans-consider-siding-dems-thwart-mccarthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republicans<\/a> in the\u200d House, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2023\/09\/26\/matt-gaetz-government-shutdown-pay-salary-withhold-mccarthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Caller<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, he\u2019s willing to go without pay to make a point.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do you\u200d like Matt Gaetz?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><label>Yes<\/label><\/li>\n<li><label>No<\/label><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\t\tCompleting\u200d this poll entitles you to\u2062 The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at\u2063 anytime. You also agree to\u2063 our\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 100% (3 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt is my\u200b understanding that pursuant to the Constitution, members of Congress will continue to \u2062receive their pay during a lapse in appropriations,\u201d Gaetz wrote in the Tuesday letter to Chief Administrative Officer\u200d Catherine Szpindor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, I am requesting that in the case \u2062of a lapse\u200b of appropriations beginning\u2063 at\u2063 12:00 \u200ba.m. on October 1, \u200c2023, my pay be withheld until legislation has taken\u2064 effect to end such lapse in appropriations in its entirety,\u201d Gaetz continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In the event of a government shutdown on October 1st, I have asked the Chief Administrative Officer of the House to withhold \u2063my pay until \u200blegislation has taken effect to end the\u2062 lapse in appropriations. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vgnQfEeaR2\">https:\/\/t.co\/vgnQfEeaR2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c5YyAcS0BG\">https:\/\/t.co\/c5YyAcS0BG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MqwMSn4XHf\">pic.twitter.com\/MqwMSn4XHf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMattGaetz\/status\/1706688276835283208?\">September\u200d 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Unfortunately, this may be more of a gesture\u200d than anything \u200delse, and not just because Gaetz isn\u2019t exactly broke. (The product of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japan-ex-pm-abe-assassinated-during-campaign-speech\/\" title=\"Japan Ex-PM Abe Assassinated During Campaign Speech\">wealthy political family<\/a> \u200bin Florida\u2019s Panhandle, Gaetz reported personal assets worth between $235,000 and $625,000 in 2021, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/michelatindera\/2021\/04\/03\/inside-the-30-million-gaetz-family-fortune\/?sh=1b5237986d40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forbes<\/a> report.)<\/p>\n<p>Even if he were to \u200bbe living hand-to-mouth, an expert\u2062 at the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown \u2063University in\u200d Washington,\u2062 D.C., said that\u2064 the rules are quite clear on\u200c preventing\u2063 lawmakers like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kevin-mccarthy-caves-matt-gaetzs-demands-spending-bill-massive-failure-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaetz<\/a> \u200c from exempting himself from receiving their salaries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile this seems like a nice gesture, under Comptroller Decisions, Members are not allowed to decline all\u2062 or part\u200d of their salaries,\u201d Matt Glassman of \u200dthe Georgetown GAI wrote on social media after the Gaetz \u2062letter \u200bwent \u200bpublic Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHouse precedents (VI Cannon \u00a7 203) \u2062specifically address this: \u2018Payment of salaries of Members at any other rate than that fixed by law is not authorized..&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">House \u2063precedents (VI\u2063 Cannon \u00a7 203) specifically address this:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPayment of salaries of Members at\u200b any \u200dother rate than that fixed by law \u200dis not authorized.\u201d 2\/<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Glassman (@MattGlassman312) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattGlassman312\/status\/1706735788413595882?\">September 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, there\u2019s a \u2064long history of Comptroller General decisions related to declining salaries,\u201d\u200c he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA decision from 1925 advising \u200bthe House Sergeant at Arms (A-8427) \u2062stated: \u2018You may \u200conly make payment\u200b of salary at the rate fixed by law. A declining to receive payment of salary \u2063at the rate fixed by law or the difference in the amount between the \u200cold or the new rate of the salary does not necessarily affect the right thereto, nor as a general \u2063rule preclude the individual or \u200dhis legal representatives from \u200csubsequently making a claim \u2064as for the unpaid salary. The accounts of the government are entitled to be \u2063kept \u200dand payments made so that the \u200btransactions will appear therefrom as closed, and\u2064 if one does \u200cnot for personal reasons wish \u2063to retain the whole amount which the \u2063law\u2063 provides he\u200b shall be paid, he his free to remit back\u2062 to the United States such amount as he does not which to retain with a statement of his reasons therefor.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was affirmed by decisions\u200d and advisory opinions \u2063in 1955, 1975, \u200cand 1988,\u201d \u2063Glassman continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This was affirmed in decisions and advisory opinions\u2063 in 1955, 1975, and 1988. 4\/ \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g8pPvpJayg\">pic.twitter.com\/g8pPvpJayg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Glassman (@MattGlassman312) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattGlassman312\/status\/1706735791559389365?\">September 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nevertheless, even if he\u200c can\u2019t actually refuse \u2063his salary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gaetz-makes-move-mccarthy-house-floor-rise-today-serve-notice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaetz\u2019s<\/a> move\u2062 met \u2062with praise from supporters on social\u200d media:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Well done!<\/p>\n<p>Every member of the House and Senate should\u2062 make the same pledge.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200b Jason Robertson (@JRobFromMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JRobFromMN\/status\/1706688573301289313?\">September 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What about the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerMcCarthy?\">@SpeakerMcCarthy<\/a> and\u2064 other members of Congress? They should all\u200b refrain from taking their salaries. I don\u2019t\u2064 think you should be \u200dthe only one!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 America First MAGA \u2013 Deplorable E Young \u2062(@YoungDeplorable) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YoungDeplorable\/status\/1706735379418607840?\">September 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you Matt Gaetz. We can\u2019t keep saying \u201cthis is how it\u2019s always been\u201d. We need\u2062 change. \u200cthank you for fighting for my kids and my grandchildren and my country. If these people \u200bworked in the private sector, they would\u2019ve been fired a \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-franklins-name-scrubbed-from-tacoma-city-park\/\" title=\"Ben Franklin\u2019s Name Scrubbed From Tacoma City Park\">long time ago<\/a> for\u2063 not doing their job.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 zeldaf1920 (@zeldaf19201) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zeldaf19201\/status\/1706717930610884899?\">September 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As for the latest, \u2062the \u2064Senate voted \u206377-19 on Tuesday to \u2064approve on a bipartisan\u200d continuing \u200cresolution that would keep the government funded until \u200dNov. 17, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/4224493-senate-votes-to-advance-short-term-funding-bill-to-avoid-government-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This doesn\u2019t solve the problems House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been having getting appropriations bills passed or\u2063 forging a bipartisan consensus in the lower chamber on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-cdc-insist-lawyers-and-white-house-counsel-signed-off-on-eviction-moratorium-extension\/\" title=\"White House, CDC Insist \u2018Lawyers\u2019 And \u2018White House Counsel\u2019 Signed Off On Eviction Moratorium Extension\">longer-term solution<\/a>, but it\u2019s something that signals that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fetterman-makes-vile-offer-wear-suit-save-democracy-house-gop-avoids-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the shutdown<\/a> may\u200c be averted come Oct. 1 \u2014 even if it\u2019s just kicking the can down \u2063the \u200broad.<\/p>\n<p>If a larger crisis looms,\u200b let\u2019s hope \u200cGaetz \u2062\u2014 and some other Republicans \u2014 can come up with a creative \u200bway to get around \u2063House precedent and make this happen. If government isn\u2019t doing \u200bits job, it shouldn\u2019t \u2064be getting paid.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taking-stand-gaetz-tells-house-withhold-pay-government-shutdown\/\">Taking\u200c a Stand: Gaetz\u200d Tells House to Withhold His Pay During Government Shutdown<\/a> \u2062 appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What impact could Gaetz&#8217;s request to withhold his \u2062pay \u200bhave on other members of Congress and the ongoing debate on fiscal responsibility<\/h2>\n<p><span>  September 28, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Taking a \u200bStand: Gaetz Tells\u2063 House to Withhold His \u200cPay During Government Shutdown<\/p>\n<p>If the government shuts down on October 1, a significant number\u200d of federal government employees will have the option to claim \u200dunemployment benefits. Eventually, all employees will receive back pay when the shutdown is over. However, many will have \u2063their pay withheld until the end of the shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>Florida GOP Representative Matt Gaetz wants to \u2064be one of those people, even though his pay would not be affected. In a letter addressed \u2064to the chief administrative officer of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Gaetz requested that his paycheck be suspended if a government\u200c shutdown occurs.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz has been one\u2064 of\u200d the strongest opponents of several appropriations bills sent to the House, particularly\u200d when it comes to funding for Ukraine. He argues that Speaker of the House Kevin\u2064 McCarthy needs to make deeper cuts. Gaetz has been\u2064 vocal about his concerns regarding the seemingly limitless amount of money and resources being sent to the government\u2062 in Kyiv by President Joe Biden&#8217;s\u200c administration, the Democrats controlling the Senate, and some Republicans in the House.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, Gaetz is willing to \u2064forego his pay to \u2063make a \u200dpoint. &#8220;It is my\u200c understanding that pursuant to the Constitution, members of Congress will continue \u200bto receive their pay during a lapse in appropriations,&#8221; Gaetz wrote in \u2063the \u2063letter. &#8220;Therefore, I \u200dam requesting that in \u2062the case of a lapse\u2064 of appropriations beginning at 12:00 a.m. on October 1, 2023, my pay be withheld until legislation has taken effect to \u200bend such lapse \u200din appropriations in its entirety.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz&#8217;s stance is notable, as \u2062it demonstrates his \u2063commitment to his beliefs and his willingness to take a\u200d personal financial hit to advocate for his position. While the outcome of his request remains to be seen, Gaetz&#8217;s decision \u2064to withhold his pay during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taking-a-stand-gaetz-tells-house-to-withhold-his-pay-during-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"Gaetz urges House to stop paying him during shutdown.\">potential government shutdown highlights<\/a> the seriousness of the issue and the need for \u2064responsible spending.<\/p>\n<p>In a time when partisan divisions seem\u2064 to be at an all-time high, Gaetz&#8217;s action serves as a reminder that there are elected officials who are willing to prioritize their \u2064principles over \u2062personal gain. Regardless of one&#8217;s political stance, Gaetz&#8217;s willingness to forgo his own pay sends a powerful message about the importance of fiscal responsibility and the need\u200c for elected officials\u200d to lead by\u200b example.<\/p>\n<p>As the possibility of a government shutdown looms, it \u200dwill be interesting to see if Gaetz&#8217;s \u2062request is granted and if other members of Congress follow suit. Regardless, Gaetz&#8217;s decision to take a stand should be \u200ccommended, as it demonstrates his commitment to his beliefs and his determination to\u200b push for change. Only time\u200d will tell what impact his actions will have, but for now, Gaetz has shown his dedication to making a difference in the world\u200b of politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the government shuts down on Oct. 1, numerous federal employees can claim unemployment. They will eventually receive back pay. Yet, some may have their pay withheld until the shutdown ends. 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