Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Mark Warner, D-Va., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., plan to introduce a bill providing for the back pay of contractor employees who have not received salaries due to the government shutdown. The shutdown has reduced the work hours and pay of contractor workers such as janitors, food staff and security personnel in the government, Smith’s office said Friday.
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“This is about fairness—American workers shouldn’t be forced to go without a paycheck simply because of President Trump’s government shutdown,†said Smith.
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Warner noted that Virginia-based families and other Americans are experiencing the shutdown’s effects, and now rely on congress to address the issue.
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“They have nothing to do with this Trump Shutdown, and we must ensure they are held harmless from this political dysfunction,” said Van Hollen.
