No one outside Congress can affect their pay so they can act independently. Same for the other two branches.

Imagine if Trump could suspend the pay of any Congressperson? Of if the Supreme Court could do so?

Did you happen to see this tweet today?

And, yea, that's a rhetorical question.

for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.

Amendment XXVII: No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of representatives shall have intervened

even if they want to. They can donate it of course but not turn it down.

Why should she do either though? She's not the one keeping our country hostage, Trump and McConnell are.

An expensive unrealistic unneeded WALL or no deal... Wall or nothing. This isn't making an attempt at a real deal, it's extortion and one that can't be given into since it would set a precedent.

Heck, IMO even allowing Trump to force a shutdown over this and McConnell to enable him by refusing to allow bills without his stupid wall should be unacceptable to any real American patriots. This crap only serves Putin well, not America.

Getting paid to hurt so many American people ? There should be calls for his resignation.

The real question is why Mitch McConnell is being paid.

Article 1 Section 6 of the Constitution requires that Congress be paid.

In his case, IT SHOULD BE!!