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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: corbe on January 18, 2018, 10:57:18 pm
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Va. lawmakers introduce bill to guarantee back pay for furloughed federal workers
By John Bowden - 01/18/18 05:15 PM EST
Virginia Reps. Don Beyer (D) and Rob Wittman (R) introduced a bill Thursday that would guarantee back pay for federal workers affected by a possible furlough in the event of a government shutdown.
In a press release Thursday afternoon, the two lawmakers announced a bill with 40 bipartisan co-sponsors that would guarantee no federal worker loses pay as a result of a possible government shutdown. The federal government runs out of money at midnight Friday.
“We are working hard to avoid a government shutdown, but if it comes our bill would protect federal workers from the worst of the consequences,†Beyer said in the release.
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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/369631-virginia-lawmakers-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-guarantee-back-pay-for (http://thehill.com/homenews/house/369631-virginia-lawmakers-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-guarantee-back-pay-for)
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Imagine that bipartisan support for paying government workers with money that doesn't exist? Can't clean the swamps fast enough.