Conservative Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., on Tuesday requested that his salary be withheld until Congress passes appropriations to fund the government.
Gaetz sent a letter Tuesday regarding his pay to Catherine Szpindor, chief administrative officer of the House of Representatives.
"Therefore, I am requesting that in the case of a lapse of appropriations beginning at 12:00 a.m. on October 1, 2023, my pay be withheld until legislation has taken effect to end such lapse in appropriations in its entirety." Gaetz and other members of the House Freedom Caucus have said they're against a stopgap continuing resolution to keep the government funded temporarily, a plan McCarthy has touted.
If the motion to vacate comes to the House floor for a vote, it would only need a simple majority to pass. Republicans currently control the House 221-212, so McCarthy can't afford to lose more than four votes if he wants to keep his speaker's gavel.
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