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Congressman Jodey Arrington said if troops are not going to get paid during the government shutdown, neither should lawmakers. Saturday, he sent a letter to the Chief Administrative Officer of the U.S. House of Representatives to request his pay be withheld until the shutdown ends. “It is fundamentally flawed that members of our military will not receive a paycheck during this time, yet we as their representatives are permitted to live under a different set of rules,” said Arrington in the letter to Philip Kiko. Everyone in the House and Senate makes $174,000 annually. Arrington also co-signed legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Martha McSally of Arizona that would allow troops to continue to receive pay—and prohibit lawmakers from receiving a paycheck during the shutdown. “It is unconscionable that the Democrats would shut down the government—and then pocket their paychecks after snatching pay out of the hands of our troops and our agents and officers guarding our border,” said McSally. “By shutting the government down over an unrelated issue, Democrats show that they are choosing those here illegally over the American heroes who are upholding our laws and protecting our country.” http://ktxs.com/news/abilene/arrington-troops-dont-get-paid-neither-should-lawmakers