To: Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13)
No Pay for Congress During Shutdown
The welfare of our country and its citizens should be the top priority of our elected officials. It stands to reason that elected officials should not make such rash decisions that have an enormous impact on the income of the American people and America's economy while avoiding any effects themselves.
Why is this important?
The effects on the economy from the government shutdown are much further-reaching than most people realize.
We are in the process of selling our home. The purchaser is getting a federal FHA loan. The sale of our home has been stopped as no loans are being processed due to the shutdown.
The shutdown is damaging our already fragile economic recovery.
The forfeiture of pay is the least Congress can do to prove they are sincere in their efforts to provide a government worthy of our citizens and to prove that we are all in this together. It's time they start making decisions that not only affect us but also them.
We are in the process of selling our home. The purchaser is getting a federal FHA loan. The sale of our home has been stopped as no loans are being processed due to the shutdown.
The shutdown is damaging our already fragile economic recovery.
The forfeiture of pay is the least Congress can do to prove they are sincere in their efforts to provide a government worthy of our citizens and to prove that we are all in this together. It's time they start making decisions that not only affect us but also them.