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Referring to the 27th Amendment— which states that salaries cannot be altered during a congressional term—he argued that his bills are constitutionally sound because they impact the timing, not the level, of pay. He also cited historical precedent from 2013 when President Obama signed into law the No Budget, No Pay Act, which essentially tied congressional pay to the government's budget process, encouraging lawmakers to resolve shutdowns swiftly.
He passionately declared that these measures are not about punishing members of Congress but about establishing fairness and responsibility. He expressed frustration that other proposed bills, such as those from colleagues like Senator Ron Johnson, might be vetoed by President Trump, making their passage unlikely.