白宮宣布：奧巴馬將交還5%的工資

星期三，白宮官員說，為了支持那些由于被稱為強(qiáng)行減赤措施而被迫無薪休假的政府員工，奧巴馬總統(tǒng)決定和他們一起分擔(dān)他們作出的犧牲。

奧巴馬總統(tǒng)的年薪是40萬美元。奧巴馬決定從強(qiáng)行減赤開始實(shí)行的3月1號起每個月交回5%的工資，也就是大約每個月1700美元。

星期二，國防部長哈格爾和副部長卡特也表示，他們也將交回部分工資。

White House official says that in a show of solidarity with furloughed U.S. federal employees, President Barack Obama will return 5 percent of his salary to the government.

The official Wednesday said the president decided to share in the sacrifice public employees are making because of the automatic spending cuts called the sequester.

Mr. Obama makes $400,000 a year. Five percent of his salary, going back to March 1, when the sequester started, would be about $1,700 per month.

Tuesday, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and his deputy, Ashton Carter, both said they will refund part of their salaries.