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All six members of the Kansas congressional delegation have chosen to forgo their federal salaries during the ongoing government shutdown. The latest to join was U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, who said she would refuse her paycheck until a bipartisan deal is reached, calling Washington’s dysfunction “unacceptable.”

The other five Kansas lawmakers also withholding pay are: Sens. Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall, and Reps. Tracey Mann, Derek Schmidt, and Ron Estes.

Marshall and Estes said it was unfair for lawmakers to be paid while federal workers and military personnel go unpaid. Schmidt called the impasse “unnecessary and very frustrating.”

The shutdown threatens assistance programs such as SNAP and WIC, which serve more than 230,000 Kansans combined. Thousands of federal employees in the state are furloughed or working without pay, heightening pressure on Congress to reach a deal and restore funding.

Members of the U.S. House and Senate earn an annual salary of $174,000, which amounts to about $14,500 per month.