New bipartisan bill would block Congress from getting paid if U.S. defaults

Name: New bipartisan bill would block Congress from getting paid if U.S. defaults
Uploaded: 2023-05-18T14:03:00-0400
Duration: 4 min 53 s
Description: Lawmakers are pushing a bipartisan bill that would block members of Congress from getting paid if the U.S. defaults on its debt or the government shuts down. This comes as the default deadline quickly approaches to raise the debt limit. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on the proposal and other news from Capitol Hill.

Lawmakers are pushing a bipartisan bill that would block members of Congress from getting paid if the U.S. defaults on its debt or the government shuts down. This comes as the default deadline quickly approaches to raise the debt limit. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on the proposal and other news from Capitol Hill.