Anonymous
10/27/2025 22:15
Subject: Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown
If they pay then the government can be closed for years
Anonymous
10/27/2025 22:14
Subject: Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5575688-ron-johnson-gop-pay-federal-workers-shutdown/
Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.), the lead Senate Republican negotiator on a bill to pay key federal workers during the shutdown, says he has offered Democrats a proposal to pay all federal workers — essential and furloughed federal employees — while federal departments and agencies are shuttered.
Johnson told The Hill that he believes Senate GOP leadership supports his offer, but he says the proposal will be discussed in more detail at the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon Tuesday.
“Are they going to take ‘yes’ for an answer?” Johnson said of whether his Democratic colleagues would accept the latest offer.
“We’re willing to add furloughed workers,” he said, calling it a “big” concession.
“Pay them up front. They’re going to get paid anyway,” Johnson said, noting that under the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, furloughed federal workers are guaranteed back pay for the time they miss on the job during a shutdown.
That bill was on the floor last week and guess who blocked it? Johnson.
NO, previous bill did not include furlough workers.
I mean, yes, previous Dem's bill (including furlough workers) was blocked too. But this bill includes furlough workers as requested by Dem, but excludes other items (such as no RIF, federal contractors, etc) requested by Dem.
Johnson blocked two dem bills to pay fed workers. The second from Sen Peters didn’t include the stuff about RIFs. Johnson is full of it.
Anonymous
10/27/2025 22:10
Subject: Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5575688-ron-johnson-gop-pay-federal-workers-shutdown/
Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.), the lead Senate Republican negotiator on a bill to pay key federal workers during the shutdown, says he has offered Democrats a proposal to pay all federal workers — essential and furloughed federal employees — while federal departments and agencies are shuttered.
Johnson told The Hill that he believes Senate GOP leadership supports his offer, but he says the proposal will be discussed in more detail at the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon Tuesday.
“Are they going to take ‘yes’ for an answer?” Johnson said of whether his Democratic colleagues would accept the latest offer.
“We’re willing to add furloughed workers,” he said, calling it a “big” concession.
“Pay them up front. They’re going to get paid anyway,” Johnson said, noting that under the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, furloughed federal workers are guaranteed back pay for the time they miss on the job during a shutdown.
That bill was on the floor last week and guess who blocked it? Johnson.
NO, previous bill did not include furlough workers.
I mean, yes, previous Dem's bill (including furlough workers) was blocked too. But this bill includes furlough workers as requested by Dem, but excludes other items (such as no RIF, federal contractors, etc) requested by Dem.
Anonymous
10/27/2025 22:07
Subject: Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5575688-ron-johnson-gop-pay-federal-workers-shutdown/
Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.), the lead Senate Republican negotiator on a bill to pay key federal workers during the shutdown, says he has offered Democrats a proposal to pay all federal workers — essential and furloughed federal employees — while federal departments and agencies are shuttered.
Johnson told The Hill that he believes Senate GOP leadership supports his offer, but he says the proposal will be discussed in more detail at the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon Tuesday.
“Are they going to take ‘yes’ for an answer?” Johnson said of whether his Democratic colleagues would accept the latest offer.
“We’re willing to add furloughed workers,” he said, calling it a “big” concession.
“Pay them up front. They’re going to get paid anyway,” Johnson said, noting that under the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, furloughed federal workers are guaranteed back pay for the time they miss on the job during a shutdown.
That bill was on the floor last week and guess who blocked it? Johnson.
NO, previous bill did not include furlough workers.
Anonymous
10/27/2025 22:05
Subject: Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown
Anonymous wrote:https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5575688-ron-johnson-gop-pay-federal-workers-shutdown/
Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.), the lead Senate Republican negotiator on a bill to pay key federal workers during the shutdown, says he has offered Democrats a proposal to pay all federal workers — essential and furloughed federal employees — while federal departments and agencies are shuttered.
Johnson told The Hill that he believes Senate GOP leadership supports his offer, but he says the proposal will be discussed in more detail at the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon Tuesday.
“Are they going to take ‘yes’ for an answer?” Johnson said of whether his Democratic colleagues would accept the latest offer.
“We’re willing to add furloughed workers,” he said, calling it a “big” concession.
“Pay them up front. They’re going to get paid anyway,” Johnson said, noting that under the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, furloughed federal workers are guaranteed back pay for the time they miss on the job during a shutdown.
That bill was on the floor last week and guess who blocked it? Johnson.
Anonymous
10/27/2025 21:41
Subject: Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown
I would love to get paid, but is Johnson going to convene the house to vote on it?
Anonymous
10/27/2025 21:39
Subject: Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown
I guess I would take the paid vacation but really…
Anonymous
10/27/2025 21:37
Subject: Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown
Oh good lord.
Anonymous
10/27/2025 21:36
Subject: Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown
So pay us but not pass the rest of the budget or negotiate on health care?
Sigh. I'd take a paycheck but this is ridiculous
Sigh. I'd take a paycheck but this is ridiculous
Anonymous
10/27/2025 21:26
Subject: Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown
This offer should get enough Dems to pass, as long as it is supported by GOP.
They have to find a way to pay people.
They have to find a way to pay people.
Anonymous
10/27/2025 21:17
Subject: Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown
No reason for Dems to agree to anything and they would be fools to do so.
Republicans have the majority they have the votes. This is their mess to clean up.
Republicans have the majority they have the votes. This is their mess to clean up.
Anonymous
10/27/2025 21:16
Subject: Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown
LOL Ron Johnson MR COUP Jan 6th POS who spent more than one July 4th in Russia partying with Putin.
Anonymous
10/27/2025 21:15
Subject: Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown
Ok cool.
Anonymous
10/27/2025 21:09
Subject: Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown
I’m not going to click your trash link. It’s possible what you say is true but they have lost all credibility. The hill is a groveling access outlet and its journalists should be ashamed.
Anonymous
10/27/2025 21:05
Subject: Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5575688-ron-johnson-gop-pay-federal-workers-shutdown/
Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.), the lead Senate Republican negotiator on a bill to pay key federal workers during the shutdown, says he has offered Democrats a proposal to pay all federal workers — essential and furloughed federal employees — while federal departments and agencies are shuttered.
Johnson told The Hill that he believes Senate GOP leadership supports his offer, but he says the proposal will be discussed in more detail at the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon Tuesday.
“Are they going to take ‘yes’ for an answer?” Johnson said of whether his Democratic colleagues would accept the latest offer.
“We’re willing to add furloughed workers,” he said, calling it a “big” concession.
“Pay them up front. They’re going to get paid anyway,” Johnson said, noting that under the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, furloughed federal workers are guaranteed back pay for the time they miss on the job during a shutdown.
Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.), the lead Senate Republican negotiator on a bill to pay key federal workers during the shutdown, says he has offered Democrats a proposal to pay all federal workers — essential and furloughed federal employees — while federal departments and agencies are shuttered.
Johnson told The Hill that he believes Senate GOP leadership supports his offer, but he says the proposal will be discussed in more detail at the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon Tuesday.
“Are they going to take ‘yes’ for an answer?” Johnson said of whether his Democratic colleagues would accept the latest offer.
“We’re willing to add furloughed workers,” he said, calling it a “big” concession.
“Pay them up front. They’re going to get paid anyway,” Johnson said, noting that under the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, furloughed federal workers are guaranteed back pay for the time they miss on the job during a shutdown.