We did check this with legal counsel, and they told us that the legislation, as drafted, does not increase or diminish the annual salary of the President. It withholds pay during a shutdown or failure to raise the debt ceiling. There are definitely standing questions, and we are told that only the President would be able to challenge this legislation in a court of law.
The speaker discusses the implications of legislation regarding the President's salary during a government shutdown.
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