Everyone thinks, oh, shut down the government. Quit paying those guys. They're getting back pay. Now, I put in a bill last Congress that was very clear that if Congress can't get their act together...the only people in the entire United States government that don't get paid are members of Congress, and they don't get back pay. So the police officers, our military, the staff people that are working diligently here, the post office employees, which, by the way, I know some people don't like the post office. (06:32–06:52)
CLAIM
Asserts that Derrick Van Orden introduced a bill to withhold pay from Congress members during a government shutdown without back pay.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
