Congressman Subramanyam Responds to Speaker of the House’s Push to Illegally Withhold Backpay

Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) released a statement defending federal workers and their legally guaranteed backpay in response to a White House memo and statement made by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson implying that federal workers will not be receiving backpay. Federal law guarantees backpay to federal workers when the government reopens.

"It's the law to pay furloughed federal workers their back pay. House Republican's own shutdown resources even confirm this," said Congressman Suhas Subramanyam."This is just more evidence that the White House and House Republicans wanted this shutdown and are using it as another excuse to punish federal workers and contractors who keep our country safe. Instead, they should be negotiating an end to this shutdown and working with us to stop this healthcare crisis they created."

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