Elected government officials should be held accountable when the government shuts down. Establish penalties for all branches of government until a resolution is found.
Why is this important?
Is it unacceptable that our elected officials are still getting paid while parts of our government have been completely shut down.
There needs to be a harsh penalty when the grandstanding agenda of a few affects so many of us taxpaying citizens. I declare that if the government shuts down, Senators, Representatives, and the President should not be paid their salary, be permitted to expense anything at the taxpayer's expense, nor should they leave Washington, D.C. until there is a resolution to the shutdown.
Enough is enough.
