Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., is one step closer to having U.S. senators feel the burden of a government shutdown.

Last week, the Senate Rules Committee unanimously advanced the senator’s resolution to withhold senators’ pay during a government shutdown. 

Kennedy’s resolution would require that the paychecks of senators be withheld by the secretary of the Senate during the course of a shutdown to be released only when the period of the government shutdown ends. The legislation would take effect after the November 2026 general election.

The bill comes after Americans endured the

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