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Senate weighs new, painful leverage tactic as fears of another government shutdown grow

The Senate will soon decide whether lawmakers should be paid during another government shutdown as the specter of more closures looms large. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., teed up a vote on a measure that would prevent senators from being paid during a government shutdown, a political option of last resort that has now become commonplace in the midst of President Donald Trump’s second term. The resolution from Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., is straightforward: if there is another shutdown, he and his colleagues won’t get paid. It’s one of several resolutions and bills tossed around by l...