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pinboy3niner

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4. The House passed a bill that would guarantee pay for mil. and contractors during shutdown

Reply to LiberalEsto (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 29, 2013, 09:10 PM

Sep 2013

The vote, iirc, was 423-0. It was a GOP ploy to shield them from claims that their shutdown would hurt the troops. In any case, if it is passed by the Senate and signed by the President it will guarantee that the troops and certain others, including certain contractors, will be paid for working during the shutdown.

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So... what are we looking at in terms of veterans with a government shutdown? [View all] Silver Gaia Sep 2013 OP

Here you go.....the short answer is that you're ok for the short term, anyway. MADem Sep 2013 #1

My husband works for a contractor for the vet benefits dept. LiberalEsto Sep 2013 #2

The House passed a bill that would guarantee pay for mil. and contractors during shutdown pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #4

Same. Carry on. lonestarnot Sep 2013 #3

Thanks for the info and opinions. Silver Gaia Sep 2013 #5