WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Susan Collins issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today released the following statement after the Senate voted unanimously to withhold pay from senators during government shutdowns:
"This is a matter of fairness. It is not right for senators to receive their paychecks while federal employees are forced to go without pay as a result of Congress's dysfunction. While I hope we do not see another shutdown anytime soon, this has been a longstanding policy of mine and I am glad to see it adopted."
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Senator Collins has always opposed shutdowns and has had a longstanding policy of having her own paychecks withheld during government shutdowns...