Senator says she will donate salary for every day government is shut down

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced on Saturday that she would donate her salary for every day the federal government remains shut down. 

“I will not go home and take my salary for as long as my constituents are being impacted by President Trump’s irresponsible choice to shut down the government,” Cortez Masto said in a statement. 

{mosads}”It is time to work together on a bipartisan compromise that puts Dreamers on a pathway to citizenship and ensures the long-term health, economic and security of Nevadans.” 

Senate Democrats and Republicans failed to meet a midnight deadline on Friday to reach an agreement to fund the government. 

Lawmakers on both sides of the government lashed out at each other on Saturday, increasing the likelihood the shutdown would extend into the week. 

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) ripped Trump, telling reporters that negotiating with him was like “negotiating with Jell-O,” while Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) blamed Senate Democrats for the shutdown. 

Senate GOP leaders offered a three-week spending proposal that includes a promise to vote on a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program bill by Feb. 8, however, Democrats have expressed concerns Ryan will not take the bill up after he said he won’t support any measure that doesn’t have the backing of the president. 

Trump rejected a bipartisan deal on DACA just last week.