These Pa. Congress members aren't accepting pay during the government shutdown

As the partial government shutdown stretches into its third week — with no clear end yet in sight — about 800,000 federal employees will not be receiving their paychecks this week. 

And in an economy where many people live paycheck-to-paycheck, this distorted reality has become a nightmare.

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But what about Pennsylvania's elected federal officials? For them, accepting a paycheck is a choice. 

U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, R-York County, said he "immediately requested that my pay be withheld."

Perry, who represents Pennsylvania's 10th District, said he has done this in every instance of a government shutdown, including his time as a state representative.

"If Congress fails to do their job," Perry said, "they should not be paid."

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey's office ignored the direct question of whether or not he would be accepting pay during the shutdown, but responded to the York Daily Record's request with the following statement:

"Senator Casey is working to end the Trump shutdown. He voted for bipartisan legislation that would protect our borders, fund the government and end the shutdown. He also has indicated he will vote yes on the Appropriations bill sent over by the House last week that would reopen the government but Majority Leader McConnell refuses to bring it up for a vote. It’s on President Trump to commit to signing this agreement and ending the shutdown he created. Senator Casey also supports legislation to ensure that all federal employees receive back-pay for the time the government is shutdown."

Requests to Republican Sen. Pat Toomey's office have not been answered yet regarding his stance on the matter. 

Who else?

Here's a list of the Pennsylvania lawmakers who will not be accepting pay during the shutdown.

This list will be updated as appropriate.

• Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, representing York city and much of northern York County, all of Dauphin County and part of Cumberland County

• Republican U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker, representing Lancaster and part of York County

• Republican U.S. Rep. John Joyce of Blair County

• Democratic U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan of Chester County

• Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon of Delaware County

• Democratic U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans of Philadelphia

• Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Bucks County

• Democratic U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright of Lackawanna County

• Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, representing Schuylkill and part of Carbon County