NEWS RELEASE: Senator Moody Demands End to Taxpayer Funded Travel for Senators While Critical Public-Safety Employees Work Without Pay

Mar 25, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Ashley Moody released a statement calling on the Senate to adopt a rule prohibiting the use of taxpayer funds to reimburse Senate travel when a lapse in funding occurs for critical federal agencies and workers:“No other place in America runs as shamelessly as Washington. I am calling on the Senate to suspend the use of taxpayer dollars for reimbursement of Senate flights while critical workers go unpaid. This resolution will ensure that unfinished business, like funding government agencies, is properly addressed as Senators will be incentivized to stay in D.C. and get the people’s work done,” saidSenator Ashley Moody.BACKGROUND:
Read the Resolutionhere.
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