Some Republicans expressed frustration Monday that measures to withhold lawmaker pay when there is a lapse in federal funding were not included as part of a deal to end the 41-day government shutdown .
The record-long shutdown forced thousands of government workers — including military personnel , federal law enforcement officers and air traffic controllers — to work without pay, while lawmakers continued to receive their six-figure salaries.
“Democrats just caused the longest shutdown in our nation’s history and proved they’re willing to deprive millions of hardworking Americans of their paychecks — members of our military, federal law enforcement, FAA, Capitol Police — all while cashing their own paychecks,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) told The Post.
“And Dems have already said t

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