Salon.com > No Pay Act http://www.salon.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:24:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 John Boehner doesn’t need our money http://www.salon.com/2013/01/27/congress_doesnt_need_our_money_partner/ http://www.salon.com/2013/01/27/congress_doesnt_need_our_money_partner/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13182815 Next New Deal This week, as part of a compromise to ward off a debt ceiling showdown and potential default, the House approved the No Budget, No Pay Act, which would withhold lawmakers’ paychecks starting April 15 unless they pass a budget. If you haven’t been keeping up with GOP talking points, this is the latest attempt to pressure Senate Democrats into producing a budget resolution, which they haven’t done in the last four years for various inane parliamentary reasons. But whatever you think of its intent, it’s an empty gesture and one that highlights the troubling disconnect between average Americans and their elected officials.

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