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Several Utah lawmakers refused pay during the government shutdown to support unpaid federal workers.

Sen. John Curtis and Reps. Mike Kennedy and Blake Moore refused their salaries amid the shutdown on Friday.

The current government shutdown could become the longest in U.S. history by Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — Several members of Utah's congressional delegation say they will refuse to accept their salaries during the government shutdown in a show of solidarity with federal employees who are not getting paid despite still working.

Government employees have either been furloughed, meaning they are sent home and prohibited from doing their jobs, or have been deemed essential and required to work without pay. However, lawmakers are mandated by law

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