U.S. Homeland Security Chief Seeks Pay for Coast Guard as Service Members Miss First Paycheck
https://gcaptain.com/homeland-security-chief-seeks-pay-for-coast-guard-as-service-members-miss-first-paycheck/January 15, 2019
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said on Tuesday she was working with the White House and Congress to pass legislation to fund the Coast Guard so that its workers could get paid even amid the partial government shutdown.
“Like the other branches of the U.S. military, active duty @USCG should be paid for their service and sacrifice to this nation,†Nielsen wrote on Twitter.
According to the Military Times, about 43,000 Coast Guard employees are working without pay, and another 10,000 are furloughed, as the shutdown grinds into its fourth week. The guard said on Monday it would not be able to make its Tuesday payday and last week announced it was increasing the amount of interest-free loans available to some members....
