If the troops don’t get paid, Members of Congress shouldn’t either. The Arizona senator’s stance stands in contrast to a growing list of lawmakers asking that their pay be withheld in solidarity with furloughed workers. “All members of Congress — including those most responsible for this shutdown (Senate Democrats) — should do the same,” Self wrote on X. Some Democrats, including Sen. Andy Kim of New Jersey, have joined in. “I will be refusing my own pay if we end up in a shutdown.