Utah Rep Asks For His Pay to be Withheld Until Partial Government Shutdown Ends

Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) gives a thumbs up before a event with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Rotunda of the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Dec. 4, 2017. George Frey/Getty Images

A Utah representative asked the clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 21, to withhold his pay until the partial government shutdown is over.

Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah) took to Twitter to make his request, saying that “Congress must be held accountable” for the partial shutdown over border security.