Boehner: Congress shouldn't be paid in event of shutdown - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room

They get paid, but our Troops wouldn't? This is playing politics with people lives in it's most heinous form....

Lawmakers should not be paid if the government shuts down, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Thursday.

Boehner expressed support for legislation that would prevent members from drawing a paycheck should Congress and the White House fail to reach a deal, by day's end Friday, to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year."