Murphy Requests Pay Withheld During Democrat Shutdown
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., requested that his congressional pay be withheld for the duration of the Democrat-forced government shutdown.
"No member of Congress should be paid while the American people are forced to endure the serious consequences of the Democrats’ willful negligence and political games," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. "We are elected to represent our constituents and put our country before party. Democrats shut down the government by voting against a clean continuing resolution at the same funding levels passed back in March, for political reasons. Their wishlist includes $1.5 trillion in new spending, including giving free healthcare to illegal aliens while destroying Republican efforts to help rural health care for American citizens. Further, they want the American public to subsidize insurance company profits. We simply cannot stand for this nonsense. Yet, as long as the nation must put up with their willful negligence, I will not accept a dime of my salary."
