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Democratic Senators Renew Push for Contractors to Receive Shutdown Back Pay [repost]
By Courtney Buble On Tuesday, a group of Democratic senators advocated to secure back pay for federal contractors who went without pay during the 35-day partial government shutdown in late 2018 and early this year. Unlike the 350,000 federal employees furloughed during the lapse in appropriations, federal contractors were not compensated