Senators would forgo their pay during future government shutdowns under a measure that just cleared a key initial procedural hurdle on the floor Wednesday.
Senators would forgo their pay during future government shutdowns under a measure that just cleared a key initial procedural hurdle on the floor Wednesday.
The US Capitol building in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Debt-limit negotiators will meet this morning in Washington as President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy remained without an agreement to avert a catastrophic US default with time running short. Photographer: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg