Congress is entitled to get paid. Are you receiving your paycheck? Members of Congress constitutionally have to get paid regardless because Article one, Article two, separation of powers. But Staffers aren't getting paid. They're missing paychecks. They'll get back pay when the government reopens. Same thing with air traffic controllers. The president is trying to do this jujitsu to pay the military, but it is questionable in its legality and can't persist. (06:35–06:40)
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Asserts that staffers are not being paid during the shutdown but will receive back pay.
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