---🗞️ Case Dixon Urges Rep. Gary Palmer to Decline Congressional Pay Amid Government Shutdown

Staff Writer
Oct 6
2 min read

By Staff Writer

Hueytown, AL — October 6, 2025

As Washington’s budget impasse leaves thousands of federal workers in limbo, Alabama congressional candidate Case Dixon is calling on incumbent Rep. Gary Palmer to lead by example—and decline his paycheck during the government shutdown.

Dixon’s appeal follows the decisions of Senator Katie Britt, Congressman Dale Strong, and Congressman Barry Moore, who have already pledged to forgo their salaries in solidarity with furloughed workers.

> “The dollar’s lost 10 percent of its value this year, Washington’s shut down, and while thousands of federal workers are wondering if they’ll be able to pay their bills, my opponent, Rep. Gary Palmer, is still cashing a check,” Dixon said. “Even if the House has done its part, Washington as a whole has failed the American people. When the government grinds to a halt, no member of Congress should be getting paid.”

A home-health professional and first-time candidate, Dixon says the shutdown exposes a deeper dysfunction in Washington—where political gridlock leaves working families footing the bill.

> “I’m the sole provider for my wife and two kids—working full-time in healthcare, campaigning full-time, and picking up weekends just to keep up with D.C.’s spending habit,” Dixon said. “Public service shouldn’t be a guaranteed paycheck. It should be a responsibility.”

Dixon emphasized that while Congress stalls on a budget, everyday Americans are seeing their purchasing power eroded and their livelihoods disrupted.

> “The public and private sectors alike are feeling the squeeze. The least Rep. Palmer could do is stand in solidarity with the federal workforce. Senator Britt, Congressman Strong, and Congressman Moore made the right call. Now my opponent should do the same.”

Framing his campaign as a citizen-led challenge to entrenched politics, Dixon says the shutdown is a symptom of a broken system—and a call to action.

> “I’m running to represent people who are working harder, earning less, and paying for Washington’s failures,” Dixon said. “It’s time to send a citizen, not a politician.”

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