WASHINGTON D.C.—At 35 days and counting, the current government shutdown now ties the record for the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Both Democrats and Republicans are placing the blame across the aisles claiming the opposite side is responsible for federal workers not being paid and millions of Americans left without food assistance, heat, and other services. As members of Congress—senators and representatives—continue to duke it out, they will continue to receive their full salaries ($174,000/year or $476.71/day) during the ongoing 2025 federal government shutdown.

The Republican-majority House and Senate require 60 votes to pass a budget bill to fund the government—Republicans have 53 votes in the Senate, the Democratic Caucus has 47, requiring negotiations across the aisl

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