Shutdown Update 10/7 9:30am: Nearly all of the 400,000 civilian military contractors who were furloughed due to the shutdown will return to work today because of the "Pay our Military Act" that was passed by Congress prior to the government shutdown. This weekend, the House voted 407-0 to ensure that federal workers who were furloughed (by no fault of their own) receive pay during the shutdown. This is in addition to the legislation the House already passed to unconditionally re-open veteran services, cancer research, the FDA, Nuclear Security Administration, National Weather Service, Head Start, National Parks, and FEMA. While the Republican controlled House worked on all these projects this weekend, the Democrat controlled Senate manged to vote on Friday to establish "National Chess Week." This is because Harry Reid and President Obama are continuing to publicly state that they will NOT negotiate, and will oppose reopening any parts of the federal government unless Republicans cave to their every demand. To sum it up, Republicans are doing everything possible to end the government shutdown, and Harry Reid and President Obama are only concerned with catering to the extremist elements in their party.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 13:33:05 +0000
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