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Lawmakers introduce bills to slash their pay during government shutdowns

(The Center Square) — With the ongoing government shutdown dragging on for a record-breaking period of time, U.S. lawmakers are introducing bills to make shutdowns as painful for Congress as they are for federal workers.

Since the government shut down on Oct. 1 after Senate Democrats filibustered Republicans’ House-passed funding bill, hundreds of thousands of federal workers have been furloughed w…

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