The Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a resolution introduced by Republican Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) after two government shutdowns in recent months left thousands of federal workers without paychecks.
The most recent partial shutdown lasted 74 days and led more than 1,100 Transportation Security Administration employees to quit, disrupting travel nationwide.
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Schumer said Tuesday he planned to back the measure.
“I’m going to vote for it,” Schumer said. “And I think it has a lot of support.”
The resolution would direct the Secretary of the Senate to withhold senators’ pay during any lapse in funding for one or more federal agencies.
“I don’t see missing paychecks or empty dinner plates as leverage or bargaining chips,” Kennedy said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “My bills ensure Congress feels the same pain as the folks we’re failing to pay — our troops, air traffic controllers, and federal workers. If
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