Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Thursday reportedly dodged questions about whether she will forego her Congressional salary during the government shutdown.
“I’ve gotta run!” Ocasio-Cortez reportedly said when asked if she will take her salary.
I tried asking @AOC if she planned to take a salary (during the shutdown). “I’ve gotta run!” she said, walking away. In fairness she had to get in line for her photo with @SpeakerPelosi
— Nikki Schwab (@NikkiSchwab) January 3, 2019
According to the New York Post, Ocasio-Cortez “then scampered down a crowded hallway to get in line for her mock swearing-in with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.”
Last month, Ocasio-Cortez tweeted that “Congressional salaries should be furloughed” during government shutdowns.
“Next time we have a gov shutdown, Congressional salaries should be furloughed as well,” she tweeted last month. “It’s completely unacceptable that members of Congress can force a government shutdown on partisan lines & then have Congressional salaries exempt from that decision. Have some integrity.”
Next time we have a gov shutdown, Congressional salaries should be furloughed as well.
It’s completely unacceptable that members of Congress can force a government shutdown on partisan lines & then have Congressional salaries exempt from that decision.
Have some integrity. https://t.co/BgueNNjf0f
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 22, 2018
To be fair, the current shutdown started before Ocasio-Cortez got to Congress.
Ocasio-Cortez delayed her move to DC because she said she could not afford an apartment in DC until she received her Congressional salary ($174,000/yr for House Members).
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