“It’s pure hypocrisy. Our military and federal employees shouldn’t be punished because Congress can’t do its job!” Florida Sen. Rick Scott seeethed.
GOP senators fume that lawmakers got paid throughout record-breaking shutdown: ‘Pure hypocrisy’
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November 11, 2025
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