Lucas --
Just days ago, we launched our petition calling on Members of Congress who are voting keep the government shuttered to give up their salaries during the shut down. Two days later, two Congressmen from North Carolina have announced they will not accept pay. Together, we are already making a difference.
Yesterday, the media picked up the drum beat. A Raleigh television station asked Republican Renee Ellmers if she would freeze her pay. She has voted for this shutdown and her husband is a doctor. But Ellmers said: "The thing of it is, is I, I need my paycheck. That is the bottom line."
Really?
What about 800,000 federal employees, Rep. Ellmers? Do they NOT need their paychecks?
What about the 7,000 civilians at Fort Bragg in your district who have been furloughed? Do they NOT need their paychecks?
We'll deliver the petitions to each Member who is holding our country hostage. They need to hear from you.
Thanks for your support.
Gerrick Brenner, Executive Director
ProgressNC Action