Some Pa. lawmakers shun pay during shutdown  HARRISBURG - A
growing number of Pennsylvania's members of Congress are saying
they will not take a paycheck while the federal government is
shut down, although most will not miss a paycheck unless the
shutdown continues into November.  A spokesman for the U.S.
House's chief administrative office said Monday that monthly
paychecks for members are not due until the end of October, so
no House member has missed a paycheck as a result of the federal
government shutdown that began last week.  Senators, like many
federal employees, are paid twice a month, with the next
paycheck due about Oct. 15. Both Pennsylvania Sens. Pat Toomey
and Bob Casey have said they will not accept a paycheck during
the shutdown.  More than half of Pennsylvania's 18-member U.S.
House contingent say they have asked for their pay to be
withheld, or will not accept a paycheck. Seven congressmen did
not respond to inquiries Monday and the chief administrative
office would not say whose pay it was