{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/hyde-smith-supports-resolution-withhold-senators-pay-during-govt-shutdowns", "HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS RESOLUTION TO WITHHOLD SENATORS\u2019 PAY DURING GOVT. SHUTDOWNS", "2025-12-11", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "MS", "Cindy Hyde-Smith", "H001079", "www.hydesmith.senate.gov", "hydesmith", "https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/newsroom", "scraper", "Senate Rules Committee Advances Measure to Make Future Government Shutdowns Less Appealing\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today supported a resolution that would keep Senators from receiving a paycheck during any full or partial government shutdown.\n\nHyde-Smith serves on the Senate Rules Committee that voted Thursday to advance S.Res.526, a resolution authored by U.S. Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) that would withhold all Senators\u2019 pay during a government shutdown or lapse in appropriations for one or more federal agencies or departments.\n\n\u201cMore than a few of my colleagues seemed a little too comfortable during the recent Schumer Shutdown. That\u2019s understandable because they didn\u2019t have any personal skin in the game. Senator Kennedy\u2019s resolution would change that. This rules change would certainly make going without pay, like so many federal workers and our congressional staff did, less appealing for Senators,\u201d Hyde-Smith said.\n\nDuring the historic 43-day Schumer Shutdown, members of Congress received pay pursuant to the 27th Amendment that prohibits increases or decreases in member salaries until after the next general election. In contrast, federal workers, congressional staff, and government contractors went unpaid.\n\nTo avoid conflicts with the 27th Amendment, S.Res.526 would not take effect until the November 2026 general elections. Additionally, Senators would receive missed pay when a partial or full government shutdown ends.\n\nThe resolution, which was approved on a voice vote, is now available for consideration by the full Senate.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/hyde-smith-supports-resolution-withhold-senators-pay-during-govt-shutdowns"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.191144110634923, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}