PATRONIS SUPPORTS AMENDMENT TO WITHHOLD LAWMAMKER PAY DURING SHUTDOWN

Our Florida District 1 Congressman says he's supporting a constitutional amendment that would change how Congressional pay works -- and would make it so the House and Senate don't get paid during a government shutdown. The legislation has been filed by Ralph Norman, Florida Senator Rick Scott is sponsoring similar legislation in the Senate. Jimmy Patronis tells Newsradio that he is co-sponsoring legislation for a constitutional amendment on the issue. Changing Congressional pay would have to be done through a constitutional amendment -- that requires a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate, or a Constitutional Convention. If an amendment went that route, Patronis said 30 states have ratified the amendment so far, it would take 38 to become part of the U.S. Constitution.