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Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown
- Senator Ron Johnson proposed a bill to pay all federal workers during the government shutdown, including furloughed employees, as he told The Hill.
- Johnson indicated that Senate Republican leadership supports his proposal and that he has communicated it to Democrats.
- Senator Chris Van Hollen is working with Johnson on legislation to ensure employees are paid during the shutdown.
- Johnson stated that the Senate Majority Leader should bring the bill for another vote if the House's resolution fails.
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Sen. Johnson Pushes Bill to Pay Workers in Shutdown
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said he has a proposal on the table that would pay all federal workers during the ongoing government shutdown. Johnson told The Hill he believes Senate Republican leadership supports the proposal and that he has offered it to Democrats. Johnson's proposed bill would pay both essential and furloughed employees. "Are they going to take 'yes' for an answer?" Johnson told The Hill about his proposal to Democrats. "We're wil…
Ron Johnson says he has offered Senate Democrats a proposal to pay federal employees amid shutdown
Johnson said he will encourage Senate Majority Leader John Thune to bring his bill back up for another vote with the compromise amendment if the Senate fails to pass the House's continuing resolution to reopen the government.
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