Government Shutdown: Ted Cruz To Donate Salary To Charity
Government shutdown 2013: If there is a government shutdown tonight, Obamacare foe Sen. Ted Cruz (R – Tex.) says he will donate his salary to charity for the duration.
Most Americans are going about their day-to-day lives while this crisis consumes a lot of news media oxygen.
As previously reported by The Inquisitr, government furloughs for the 2013 government shutdown will begin at midnight if Congress doesn’t pass a continuing resolution to keep the Uncle Same open for business. Fortunately, this amounts to less than one-fourth of the government’s 3.3 million workforce, which is about one percent of the US population.
Both chambers on Capitol Hill must agree to the same language. The House of Representatives under the GOP is pushing for a one-year delay in the Obamcare individual mandate and a repeal of the medical device tax. The Senate, controlled by Democrats under Harry Reid (D – Nev.), along with President Obama, so far has insisted on a bill that will fund the entire government with no exceptions. Currently there is a legislative ping-pong match going on between the House and the Senate as a result.
Since conducting his 21-hour filibuster in an attempt to defund Obamacare, Cruz has taken a lot of flak from Democrats, some Republicans, and particularly the media.
In a statement, Tea-Party favorite Cruz said today that his congressional salary will got to charity in the event of a government shutdown.
“Harry Reid should not force a government shutdown. I hope that Reid stops refusing to negotiate and works with the House to avoid a government shutdown, and, at the same time, prevent the enormous harms that Obamacare is inflicting on the American people.
“If, however, Harry Reid forces a government shutdown, I intend to donate my salary to charity for each day the government is shut down. Elected leaders should not be treated better than the American people, which is precisely why hardworking Americans deserve the same Obamacare exception that President Obama has already granted Members of Congress.”
House Republicans argue that since Pres Obama gave business a 1 year delay in ObamaCare mandate, individuals should get the same.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 30, 2013
