Rep. Bera Stands with Troops and Federal Workers, Requests His Pay Be Withheld During Government Shutdown

Rep. Bera Stands with Troops and Federal Workers, Requests His Pay Be Withheld During Government Shutdown

<span>Rep. Bera Stands with Troops and Federal Workers, Requests His Pay Be Withheld During Government Shutdown</span> <span><span>Louie.Kahn@mai…</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-10-02T09:18:21-04:00" title="Thursday, October 2, 2025 - 09:18">Thu, 10/02/2025 - 09:18</time> </span> <div class="evo-press-release__body"><p dir="ltr"><strong>Washington, D.C. — Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06)</strong><span> issued the below statement after&nbsp;</span><a href="http://bera.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/bera.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/bera-requests-pay-be-withheld.pdf"><u>formally requesting</u></a><span> that his congressional salary be withheld for the duration of the federal government shutdown:&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>“While our troops and federal workers are forced to work without pay during a shutdown, Members of Congress still get paid. That’s not right. If Congress can't do its job and keep the government open, we shouldn’t collect a paycheck either.”</span></p><p class="text-align-center" dir="ltr"><span>###</span></p></div> <div class="evo-press-release__field-evo-congress-number"> <div class="field__label font-weight-bold"> Congress Number </div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://bera.house.gov/taxonomy/term/4" hreflang="en">119th Congress</a></div> </div> <div class="col-auto">October 2, 2025 </div><div class="col-auto"><a href="http://bera.house.gov/news/press-releases" alt="View Press Release listings">Press Release</a></div><div class="col-auto">October 3, 2025 </div>