How many members of Congress returned pay earned during the government shutdown?

Lawmakers & Shutdown Pay, Fixing Healthcare.gov Washington Week with The Atlantic

Premiered February 28, 2014
Lawmakers & Shutdown Pay, Fixing Healthcare.gov

In the Webcast Extra, The Washington Post's Ed O'Keefe looked back at the lawmakers who pledged to donate their pay earned during October's government shutdown. How many members of Congress kept their pledge? Plus, TIME's Michael Scherer offers an inside look into the team that was brought in to fix healthcare.gov after its rocky rollout.

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