WASHINGTON, D.C. (WENY) -- During a government shutdown, as many as four million federal employees, including some service members, will not get a paycheck. Some federal workers deemed essential, like air traffic controllers and certain military members, are told to work anyways. However, the members of congress, will still get paid.

According to Article one, Section six in the Constitution, congressional members’ pay is protected. Rank and file congressional members earn about 174-thousand each year. Congressional leadership earns a little more than that. Some members said they don’t want to receive pay during a shutdown, so we asked members if they will still accept a paycheck.

“By law you can’t- you can’t refuse it,” said Sen. John Fetterman (D- PA). “So for me, my big concern is the

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