Mike Lee Puts His Government Shutdown Foot Down: 'I'm Working. I'll Continue To Get Paid'

[Tx4obama]

Mike Lee Puts His Government Shutdown Foot Down: 'I'm Working. I'll Continue To Get Paid'

As hundreds of thousands of federal workers continue to be impacted by government shutdown furloughs, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has no intention of losing his paycheck.

In a recent interview with KUTV-TV obtained by BuzzFeed, Lee was adamant that despite dozens of his colleagues deferring or donating pay, he would not follow suit.

“I’m working," Lee told KUTV. "I’ll continue to be paid."

Lee's decision marks a break from his Tea Party and anti-Obamacare counterpart, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who on Monday announced he would donate his paycheck to charity. Congress' salaries are guaranteed during the shutdown, thanks to their money coming from a pool of mandatory funding.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Reps. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and Jim Matheson (D-Utah) were among the other Utah officials refusing their pay. As a senator, Lee collects an annual salary of $174,000.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/02/mike-lee-government-shutdown_n_4032436.html

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

1. Let them eat cake

Fucking Repig

[WorseBeforeBetter]

2. POS Republican.

It's late and that's all I can muster.

[bottomofthehill]

3. Maybe you will and maybe you won't

You sent home everyone who works in Senate payroll. I hope when they come back, they start paying the littles first and the bigs last

[tularetom]

4. If congress refuses to raise the debt ceiling maybe he won't get paid?

[BootinUp]

5. Didn't he mean whoring?