We Are Fighting For:
No Shutdown Pay for Congress, and No Backpay — PERIOD!
Upset when the government shuts down while Congress still gets paid?
YOU’RE LIKE MOST AMERICANS
Frustrated that while families struggle and heroes go unpaid, members of Congress pocket their $174,000 salaries without missing a beat?
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT & TAKE ACTION NOW!
First 1,000 supporters from each U.S. state who give $100 or more will be designated as Founding Donors.
900,000
federal workers furloughed
2,000,000
federal employees worked without pay
~3,000,000
paychecks withheld from federal civilian employees
>3,200,000
airline passengers disrupted by travel delays/cancellations
>10,000
delayed flights on a single shutdown weekend
>2,800
canceled flights on a single shutdown weekend
1,300,000
active-duty troops served during the shutdown
43 days
the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history
~$7B – $14B
estimated economic impact
The 2025 government shutdown had disastrous impacts for American taxpayers and families:
Impact of 2025 Government Shutdown on States
Data courtesy of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers
NOTE: Darker blue indicates greater weekly gross state product (GSP) impact resulting from the 2025 government shutdown, in absolute terms, in USD.