House votes to give furloughed federal workers back pay

[Sunshine]

House votes to give furloughed federal workers back pay

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(CNN) – A bill that provides back pay for furloughed Federal workers during the government shutdown unanimously passed the House during a rare Saturday session on Capitol Hill.

Some 800,000 federal workers have been stuck at home without pay since October 1 when Congress failed to pass a budget for the new fiscal year.

On Friday, the White House said the president would sign the measure.

House votes to give furloughed federal workers back pay ? CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

Oh my achin' head.

 

[boedicca]

Obabble will sign that, but he won't sign the measures to keep parks open and to pay veterans.

Hopenchange!

 

[rdean]

House votes to give furloughed federal workers back pay

politicalmugshot

Posted by
CNN Political Unit

(CNN) – A bill that provides back pay for furloughed Federal workers during the government shutdown unanimously passed the House during a rare Saturday session on Capitol Hill.

Some 800,000 federal workers have been stuck at home without pay since October 1 when Congress failed to pass a budget for the new fiscal year.

On Friday, the White House said the president would sign the measure.

House votes to give furloughed federal workers back pay ? CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

Oh my achin' head.

They are only do it to pay the people who work directly for them, their "staff".

 

[ScienceRocks]

House votes to give furloughed federal workers back pay

politicalmugshot

Posted by
CNN Political Unit

(CNN) – A bill that provides back pay for furloughed Federal workers during the government shutdown unanimously passed the House during a rare Saturday session on Capitol Hill.

Some 800,000 federal workers have been stuck at home without pay since October 1 when Congress failed to pass a budget for the new fiscal year.

On Friday, the White House said the president would sign the measure.

House votes to give furloughed federal workers back pay ? CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

Oh my achin' head.

They are only do it to pay the people who work directly for them, their "staff".

They should be paying every one that works. Work = get paid.

 

[emilynghiem]

Obabble will sign that, but he won't sign the measures to keep parks open and to pay veterans.

Hopenchange!

Is it true that Obama sent more security to police Veteran protesting
the closure of the WWII memorial
than he dispatched to respond to Benghazi?

???

 

[TheOldSchool]

Good for the workers. It's not their fault that their boss's are throwing a hissyfit.

 

[Hoffstra]

the House wants to pay people for NOT working??

 

[R.C. Christian]

Why are federal workers special? Why should they expect to get paid for not working? This is bullshit.

 

[Hoffstra]

Why are federal workers special? Why should they expect to get paid for not working? This is bullshit.

im a little torn on this issue.

its not their fault they were furloughed, but still...paying people for work they didn't do is kinda not fair to the rest of us.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Why are federal workers special? Why should they expect to get paid for not working? This is bullshit.

im a little torn on this issue.

its not their fault they were furloughed, but still...paying people for work they didn't do is kinda not fair to the rest of us.

Well congressmen are still getting paid despite, even worse than just not working, costing millions to the economies of their constituents

 

[TheOldSchool]

Why are federal workers special? Why should they expect to get paid for not working? This is bullshit.

There'll be a lot of extra work to catch up on when they come back. They deserve to be paid for that.

 

[Hoffstra]

how much money we NOT spending each day of the shutdown?

 

[TheOldSchool]

how much money we NOT spending each day of the shutdown?

I don't know. It'll be spent soon after though. This is just a show.

 

[OnePercenter]

Obabble will sign that, but he won't sign the measures to keep parks open and to pay veterans.

Hopenchange!

Is it true that Obama sent more security to police Veteran protesting
the closure of the WWII memorial
than he dispatched to respond to Benghazi?

???

Who knows. But the Republican Senate reduced the security budget for embassy's by $270M.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Rep...n-US:official&client=firefox-beta&channel=rcs

What about Bushes 13 Benghazis?

13 Benghazis Happened Under President Bush and Fox News Said Nothing

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

Why are federal workers special? Why should they expect to get paid for not working? This is bullshit.

im a little torn on this issue.

its not their fault they were furloughed, but still...paying people for work they didn't do is kinda not fair to the rest of us.

Well congressmen are still getting paid despite, even worse than just not working, costing millions to the economies of their constituents

What? 40 plus votes going after Obamacare, but not one making Congress equal to federal workers?

 

[Ava]

House votes to give furloughed federal workers back pay

politicalmugshot

Posted by
CNN Political Unit

(CNN) – A bill that provides back pay for furloughed Federal workers during the government shutdown unanimously passed the House during a rare Saturday session on Capitol Hill.

Some 800,000 federal workers have been stuck at home without pay since October 1 when Congress failed to pass a budget for the new fiscal year.

On Friday, the White House said the president would sign the measure.

House votes to give furloughed federal workers back pay ? CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

Oh my achin' head.

Oh, what a difference a day makes....

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The Pentagon on Sunday called back to work most of its roughly 400,000 civilian employees, based on administration lawyers’ legal interpretation of the recent government slimdown.

The order was given by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, five days after roughly 800,000 federal workers were sent home after Congress failed to reach a deal to fund the government.

Hagel said the decision to recall the workers is based on a Pentagon legal interpretation of a law called the Pay Our Military Act.

The measure was passed by Congress and signed by President Obama shortly before the slimdown began.

the rest of the story: Administration lawyers OK return of furloughed civilian Pentagon workers | Fox News

 

[AVG-JOE]

Congress:

Job #1 - Fund what they and their predecessors have already put on the government plate.

Job #2 - Discuss the plate.


It's time the Republicans stop trying to put the cart before the horse.

 

[Caroljo]

Obabble will sign that, but he won't sign the measures to keep parks open and to pay veterans.

Hopenchange!

Is it true that Obama sent more security to police Veteran protesting
the closure of the WWII memorial
than he dispatched to respond to Benghazi?

???

Who knows. But the Republican Senate reduced the security budget for embassy's by $270M.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Rep...n-US:official&client=firefox-beta&channel=rcs

What about Bushes 13 Benghazis?

13 Benghazis Happened Under President Bush and Fox News Said Nothing

The reduced security is not an excuse for what they did. The Americans at Benghazi should have been ordered to leave if they couldn't be secure. And I'm sure in an emergency they could have given them more security....but they wouldn't do that because then they couldn't blame the Republicans.

And in Bush's "13 Benghazi's"...was his administration told ahead of time of the threats? Were they asked for more security and ignored it? Did Bush make any excuses and lie about it for weeks after, even knowing what it was from the beginning? It's not the fact that Benghazi happened, it was what happened before and after it. I don't remember Bush lying out his ass like Obama and Clinton did.

 

[Caroljo]

Why are federal workers special? Why should they expect to get paid for not working? This is bullshit.

im a little torn on this issue.

its not their fault they were furloughed, but still...paying people for work they didn't do is kinda not fair to the rest of us.

No, it's not their fault. But neither is it anyone's fault if they get "laid off" from their job. These people are laid off because they can't be paid, so let them draw unemployment like anyone else has to. So now they'll get paid for sitting home on their asses....nice! I do know of some government workers that are still having to work, but their pay is delayed. They deserve the pay....people sitting home don't.

 

[theHawk]

They still don't get paid until a budget is passed. Which means they could be working for months without pay.