If Congress can’t do its most basic job — keeping the government open — then it shouldn’t be business as usual in Washington.

I’m proposing a simple, common-sense plan: if the government shuts down, paychecks for members of Congress stop, and they don’t get to leave town until the job is done.

Families across Michigan don’t get paid when they don’t show up and do their jobs, and the same standard should apply to the people we send to Washington. This isn’t about politics — it’s about accountability and restoring a little fairness to a system that too often plays by a different set of rules.

The American people are tired of the dysfunction, the finger-pointing, and the last-minute chaos. If there’s a shutdown, Congress should be required to stay in session until a real solution is negotiated and passed. It’s time to put real pressure on Washington to deliver results instead of excuses. If you agree that lawmakers should work until the job is done — and not get paid when it isn’t — I’m asking you to stand with me.

Sign our petition today and send a clear message: no work, no pay!