Have her own paychecks withheld during government shutdowns.

Susan M. Collins · Maine · Republican

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Evidence

Collins’ office said she "has had a longstanding policy of having her own paychecks withheld during government shutdowns."

Official Senate office statement asserting that Collins already follows the promise as a standing practice during shutdowns.

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Senator Collins’ Statement on Passage of... | U.S. Senator Susan Collins
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The reported resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to withhold senators’ pay during any shutdown and release it after reopening.

Official legislative text shows the Senate adopted a mechanism that matches the claim, but it is a general rule for senators and not a direct record of Collins personally opting in this week.

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S.Res. 526 - Withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs
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The promise concerns Collins’ own conduct during shutdowns, not a broader change in law. Her Senate office stated in 2026 that she has a longstanding policy of having her own paychecks withheld during government shutdowns, which directly matches the promised action and indicates she implemented it while in office. The later Senate resolution to withhold senators’ pay generally is supportive context, but full credit rests mainly on her claimed personal practice rather than on that chamber-wide rule.

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Collins promised to have her own paychecks withheld during government shutdowns. Her Senate office states she has a longstanding policy of having her own paychecks withheld during shutdowns, which directly matches the personal-paycheck promise. The broader Senate resolution also advances the same pay-withholding mechanism, but the official statement about her own practice is sufficient for full delivery in the same federal office context.

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