Washington (CNN) Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Tuesday that she will donate her congressional salary to a nonprofit until the partial government shutdown ends. "Over 7,000 people in Massachusetts have been sent home or are working without pay during the #TrumpShutdown," the Massachusetts Democrat wrote in a tweet. "Until @realDonaldTrump re-opens the government, I'm donating my salary to @HIASrefugees, a nonprofit that helps refugees and makes our country stronger in the process." Until @realDonaldTrump re-opens the government, I'm donating my salary to @HIASrefugees, a nonprofit that helps refugees and makes our country stronger in the process. Warren's announcement came after several other congressional Democrats had announced they would donate their salaries during the shutdown.

Source: CNN January 02, 2019 01:18 UTC