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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              November 12, 2025 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477  / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: It’s been over a month since the government shutdown began. After 43 days, the pain and hardship endured by the American people, including constituents in Maryland’s Sixth Congressional District, has finally come to an end. The House of Representatives passed a fundi

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              November 10, 2025 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477 / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: It’s been a month since the government shutdown began. After 40 days, senators finally reached a bipartisan agreement on a stopgap funding bill  to keep the government funded through January 30, 2026. The bill also funds military construction , veterans’ affairs , th

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              November 3 , 2025 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477  / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: On Friday, October 31, 2025, Congressman Bryan Steil (R-WI-1) introduced the Withhold Member Pay During Shutdowns Act (H.R. 5891) , legislation that would decrease the annual salary of Members of Congress during a government shutdown. Under the bill, for each day the

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              October 23 , 2025 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477  / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: On October 10, 2025, Congressman Tim Moore (R-NC-14 ) introduced the No Budget, No Pay Act (H.R. 5738) , which prohibits Members of Congress from receiving pay during a fiscal year until both chambers of Congress have approved the budget resolution and passed all reg

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              October 1, 2025 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477 / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: On Tuesday, September 30, 2025, the eve of the government shutdown, Congressman Ralph Norman (R-SC-5) reintroduced a constitutional amendment that would prevent Members of Congress from receiving any compensation during a government shutdown. For many years, Congress