With the record-breaking shutdown set to end, Republican lawmakers are angry that bills to withhold congressional pay during a shutdown failed to pass.
“Democrats just caused the longest shutdown in our nation’s history and proved they’re willing to deprive millions of hardworking Americans of their paychecks — members of our military, federal law enforcement, FAA [Federal Aviation Administration], Capitol Police — all while cashing their own paychecks,” Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told the New York Post.
“And Dems have already said they’re willing to do it again,” he added.
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