Oh, yeah, because they didn't do what you did, by the way. And other conservatives were like, don't Pay me. During the shutdown, we don't need to get paid. So Under The Constitution, the 28th amendment to the Constitution provides that members of Congress cannot have their salary altered during their term in office. And so that means constitutionally, even when the government shut down, members of Congress keep their paychecks coming. Now, as you just noted, you don't have to do that. (07:46–07:55)
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