If there is a government shutdown, Waynet, not only will your Congressmen get paid, the entire Executive, Legislative, and Judical branches get paid. Some Federal government employees deemed "essential" will be at their jobs but most will be at home. The paychecks will be held up for the short time the shutdown is happening, but then the back pay comes to everyone. Check back for the 1995 government shutdown to see what it cost the taxpayers. You can easily Google it to find out.

You do not want to see a Federal government shutdown. Social Security checks will be slowed or stopped during the shutdown, veterans benefits will be withheld for the time, Medicare payments to doctors will be stopped for that time, and even national parks will close.