Cruz: I Wouldn't Give Up My Paycheck

Not a good look, Ted

Updated Apr. 20, 2017 4:56PM EDT / Published Sep. 27, 2013 10:32PM EDT

After a 21-hour speech where he pledged to stop the upcoming Affordable Care Act or close the government trying, Senator Ted Cruz admitted during a Skype call to an Austin conference that he had not really considered what effect a shutdown would have on his own salary. After being pressed further, he conceded that he "had no intention" of giving up his paycheck if the federal government shuts down. Meanwhile, the Pentagon announced Friday night that 1.4 million U.S. troops will be kept on the job but not paid if a shutdown occurs.

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Cruz: I Wouldn't Give Up My Paycheck