"The memo is seen as a pressure tactic on Democrats as the US government shutdown heads into its eighth day. The White House is attempting to challenge a legal precedent that grants automatic back pay to hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers at the end of a government shutdown, according to media reports. A new White House memo claims that the US Congress must specifically earmark funding for furloughed workers,"
"The Trump administration is now arguing that the wording of the law requires a specific action from Congress rather than an automatic payment to furloughed workers, as the shutdown is due to enter its eighth day on Wednesday. Does this law cover all these furloughed employees automatically? The conventional wisdom is: Yes, it does. Our view is: No, it doesn't, a senior White House official told Axios."
A White House memo frames a move as a pressure tactic as the US government shutdown enters its eighth day. The memo challenges a legal precedent that granted automatic back pay to furloughed federal workers, asserting that Congress must specifically appropriate funding under a new interpretation of the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019. The Fair Treatment Act was enacted after a 35-day 2018–19 shutdown. Some Republicans dispute the White House view and say Congress must appropriate pay. Around 750,000 federal employees have been furloughed since October 1, costing about $400m per day.
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