The House on Friday passed a bill to grant backpay to federal workers who have been furloughed or required to work without pay during the partial government shutdown , approving a measure that already cleared the Senate. So the House just passed a bill to grant backpay to federal workers hit by the shutdown. Ted Yoho (Fla.)Polling indicates that Americans are more likely to blame Trump for the shutdown than congressional Democrats. Lawmakers have always approved backpay for workers when previous shutdowns have put people out of work. The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, an advocacy group for federal workers, said the legislation provides “some comfort” to the federal workforce but isn’t “an immediate solution” to the mounting problems created by the shutdown, which began on Dec. 22.

Source: Huffington Post January 11, 2019 20:21 UTC