{"id":2602320,"date":"2026-05-13T17:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-advances-john-kennedys-shutdown-pay-block\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T17:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:05:25","slug":"senate-advances-john-kennedys-shutdown-pay-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-advances-john-kennedys-shutdown-pay-block\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate advances John Kennedy&#8217;s shutdown pay block"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fsenate-advances-john-kennedys-shutdown-pay-block%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=2602320&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--><p>The U.S. Senate advanced a resolution introduced by Sen.John Kennedy (R-LA) that would block senators from receiving their pay during goverment shutdowns.The measure cleared a major procedural step after obtaining the 60 votes needed for cloture and debate ended with a 99-0 vote.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-pelosis-new-house-rules-package-silences-the-voice-of-republican-minority\/\" title=\"Speaker Pelosi...s new House rules package silences the voice of Republican minority\">rule change<\/a> would require senators\u2019 salaries to be withheld while a shutdown is in effect,framing it as \u201cshared sacrifice\u201d rather than punishment. He argued that it would make Congress share the financial consequences of shutdowns that leave federal workers unpaid and disrupt services nationwide. The resolution is not a bill and would apply only to the Senate, not the house.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy noted he previously tried to pass a version of the proposal during the Department of Homeland security shutdown in November 2025 and again in March, when it was blocked by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI).  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> overwhelmingly advanced a resolution on Wednesday that would block senators from receiving pay during <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"18\">government shutdowns<\/a>, signaling growing bipartisan frustration with repeated funding standoffs in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kennedy-resolution-to-withhold-senators-pay-during-government-shutdowns-clears-key-procedural-hurdle.pdf\">press release<\/a>, Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-kennedy\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1442\">John Kennedy\u2019s<\/a> (R-LA) resolution, which required 60 votes to invoke cloture, would require the Senate to withhold pay from all senators during government shutdowns. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4566143\/watch-live-energy-secretary-chris-wright-testifies-senate-armed-services-committee\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Energy Secretary Chris Wright testifies to Senate Armed Services Committee<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4566025\/schumer-bill-senators-pay-government-shutdowns\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Schumer pledges to support bill to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-energy-secretary-chris-wright-testifies-to-senate\/\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: ... to ...\">dock senators\u2019 pay<\/a> during shutdowns<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4564812\/thune-blesses-push-block-senator-pay-government-shutdown\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Thune blesses push to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thune-blesses-push-to-block-senator-pay-during-government-shutdowns\/\" title=\"Thune blesses push to block ...ator ... during ...\">block senator pay<\/a> during government shutdowns<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s what my resolution would do,\u201d Kennedy <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UKxqhvXklBI\">said in March,<\/a> \u201cIt would change Senate rules to provide that when we are in a shutdown, that senators cannot be paid, cannot receive their salaries; their checks would be, think of it this way, Mr. President, locked in a vault, and once the shutdown is over, the senators can pick them up.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"FcRYhZbk7Nc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kennedy on U.S. Senate floor: My no shutdown pay for senators resolution is about shared sacrifice\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FcRYhZbk7Nc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Lawmakers voted 99-0 to end debate on the measure, clearing a key procedural hurdle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think everybody in the<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"31\"> Congress<\/a> knows what I\u2019m about to say may be a bit cynical, but it\u2019s true,\u201d Kennedy said. \u201cIf I were king for a day, I\u2019m not and I don\u2019t aspire to be, and I wanted to avoid shutdowns, I would do two things: I would provide that members of Congress can\u2019t be paid during the shutdown, and I would provide that members of Congress can\u2019t leave Washington, D.C. during a shutdown.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He also clarified that S. Res. 526 is a resolution, not a bill, and would apply only to the United States Senate, not the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow I can\u2019t pass the second part of that, so I\u2019m going to try to pass the first part of that,\u201d Kennedy continued. \u201cThis resolution, again, it\u2019s not a bill; it\u2019s about shared sacrifice. And I\u2019m not doing it to punish anybody. I\u2019m not doing it to try to embarrass anybody. I recognize that there are varying degrees of wealth among United States senators and their ability to go without a paycheck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Louisiana Republican argued that the proposal would force Congress to share the financial consequences of government shutdowns that leave federal workers without pay and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >disrupt government services nationwide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4566025\/schumer-bill-senators-pay-government-shutdowns\/\"><strong>SCHUMER PLEDGES TO SUPPORT BILL TO DOCK SENATORS\u2019 PAY DURING SHUTDOWNS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know and like every member of this body, and every member of this body who has a substantial amount of wealth has achieved that wealth through their own hard work, and most, if not all, of them started with nothing, and you know what I say? God bless them, more power to them, that\u2019s America,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, I want to put that up front because I\u2019m sure that some are going to point out that some of our members are wealthier than others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy first attempted to pass his resolution during a government shutdown in November 2025 and again in March this year, by unanimous consent during the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. The March attempt was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedy.senate.gov\/public\/press-releases?ID=4178DF50-ED71-4B3D-9723-0346F9D6B957\">blocked<\/a> by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate advances Kennedy resolution to dock senators\u2019 pay in shutdowns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2602321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26118690455922-e1778699981767.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[33599,3740,79625],"class_list":["post-2602320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-john-kennedy","tag-senate","tag-shutdown-pay"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26118690455922-e1778699981767.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2602320"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2602324,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602320\/revisions\/2602324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2602321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2602320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2602320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2602320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}