Sen. Martha McSally plans to introduce legislation aimed at withholding pay from senators until a coronavirus stimulus package becomes law, adopting a populist tactic often used during Capitol Hill budget stalemates.
“If the Senate can’t come together in a time of great need, no Senator should receive a paycheck — like millions of Americans,” McSally, an Arizona Republican, tweeted Monday. “If the urgent COVID-19 relief package fails again, I’m introducing a bill immediately to withhold Senators’ pay until Americans are put before politics.”
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