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Today, Rep. Mark Green sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representative’s Chief Administrative Officer, Philip Kiko, requesting his salary be suspended until a deal is reached and the partial government shutdown ends. The text of letter sent is copied below.
January 4, 2019
Mr. Philip G. Kiko
Chief Administrative Officer
HB-26, Capitol Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Mr. Kiko,
I am writing today to ask you to withhold my salary as long as the government is partially shut down. I do not believe it is appropriate for Members of Congress to be paid during a lapse in appropriations while hardworking border security agents and other civil servants are furloughed.
Please accept this letter as notice that I will refuse any salary until the government is funded.
Sincerely,
Mark Green
Member of Congress
7th District of Tennessee
