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Air traffic controllers receive $0 paychecks as government shutdown stretches
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S.24 - Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019
Sponsored by a Senator from MD, signed into law by Trump. Vote was 411-7 with the only seven Nays coming from Republicans. Trump either agreed with it at the time or knew he couldn't veto it as it has more than 2/3 support and would override his veto right after.
Legally they all will get paid, and acrue paid leave as normal during a government shutdown. The fact that the money isn't set aside and able to be paid for say up to a year in case of said shutdown is kind of a disgrace. Government shutdowns like this didn't happen until "recent history" (Ronald Reagan).
So congress was definitely behind the ball, but likely never knew they'd have to face a domestic threat like this until now. (Or presumably when Trump won president the first time and they decided to write the bill to mitigate damages)
And as we all know, this administration is all about obeying the law.
Yeah, that's why I had to put the word legally in there. Crazy times
Government shutdowns were largely developed by Newt Gingrich. It's a choice to hold the government hostage. Obviously Congress won't mitigate the damage, they could easily choose to not to do it in the first place.
hes also the one that developed to never work with the otherside, unless gop concessions are met.