Petition updateNo Work, No Pay: Stop Congress Paychecks During Govt. Shutdowns Feed Families InsteadThey Still Get Paid — Even When You Don’t.
Amaya SpencerColorado Springs, CO, United States
Nov 12, 2025

Thank you to everyone who’s signed! While families are left wondering how to buy groceries and pay their bills during a shutdown, Members of Congress still get paid * automatically * because of an outdated law called permanent appropriation.

 

We’re demanding that Congress suspend their own salaries during any shutdown and redirect those funds to SNAP/EBT so that children, seniors, and working families can still eat.

 

Your signature helps send a clear message:

If the government stops working, so should their pay.

 

👉 Keep sharing this petition. Post it, text it, tag your representatives, and tell them to #FundFamiliesNotPolitics. Every share counts.

 

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