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Gallego: Pay Federal Employees Retroactively

Press Release

Date: Oct. 5, 2013
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Employment and Affirmative Action Government Operations Government Budget and Spending

Congressman Pete P. Gallego (TX-23) today supported the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act -- H.R. 3223 - to ensure all federal employees receive back pay once the federal government re-opens, regardless of their furlough status.

"Legislation to fund the government should be about funding the government," said Congressman Gallego. "No issue is worth shutting down the government and sacrificing people's pay. We should not have reached this point to begin with. The salaries of thousands of employees in Texas have been held hostage because of a pointless political game.

It is only fair to ensure that these employees are paid retroactively. Authorizing back pay is an important step for federal worker -- but ending the shutdown is even more crucial."


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