Tuesday, 01 Oct 2013 11:47 AM
By Lisa Furgison
For each day the government is shut down, Sen. Ted Cruz says he’ll donate his salary to charity.
The Texas Republican made his promise Monday, just hours before lawmakers hit a stalemate that sent the government into a shutdown, the National Review reports.
"If . . . Harry Reid forces a government shutdown, I intend to donate my salary to charity for each day the government is shut down," Cruz said in a statement.
Cruz makes $174,000 a year. That’s $467.71 a day — before tax.
Montana Republican Rep. Steve Daines plans to do the same. The Missoulian reports
Daines will donate his salary to the Big Sky Honor Flight, a nonprofit that flies vets to Washington D.C. to visit war memorials.
House Speaker John Boehner says he'll simply return his check to the Treasury during the shutdown. He earns $223,500 or $612.33 a day. Boehner wrote a letter to House members encouraging them to return their checks as well.
Reporters have asked other lawmakers if they'll do the same, but many have shied away from answering the question.
Cruz says he'll donate his salary because he knows many federal employees will go without pay during the shutdown.
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