If a senator or house representative works 365 days a year, which they don't, they would make est. $475 a day. There are 535 senators and house reps, meaning that's est $254,125 a day. If bills to fix the sequester are being filibustered by multiple senators simply by them saying "i'm filibustering this" and sitting back down, they should not be paid for wasting time. Now and days representatives don't even need to stand up and talk to filibuster, they just need to say they want it done.
We request financial penalties for congressmen who want to filibuster to ensure that filibusters aren't abused in congress and prevent important bills from going through. Filibusters should not be used due to petty bickering in congress.