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tblue37

(67,620 posts) Sat Nov 8, 2025, 11:33 PM Saturday

The House has been in session just 20 days in nearly 5 months:

— George Conway ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¸ðŸš«ðŸ‘‘ðŸ¸ (@gtconway.bsky.social) 2025-11-08T14:40:46.263Z

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The House has been in session just 20 days in nearly 5 months: (Original Post) tblue37 Saturday OP

Can we dock their pay? mwmisses4289 Sunday #1

mwmisses4289

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1. Can we dock their pay?

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Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:11 AM

Sunday

And double it each day they stay out?
(example day 1 is a dollar, day 2 is 2 dollars, day three is 4 dollars, and so on, until they get zero). Or withhold it completely? They aren't working anyway, why should they get paid for doing nothing, while military personnel, air traffic controllers and others are working without pay?

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