Donald Trump is warning Tuesday that there is no guarantee of retroactive pay for federal workers during the government shutdown, reversing what has been a long-standing policy for about 750,000 furloughed employees, according to a memo being circulated by the White House.
The move was widely seen as a pressure tactic to force lawmakers to reopen the government, as party leaders appear to be deadlocked on the seventh day of the shutdown.
After the longest government shutdown in 2019, it signed legislation that ensures federal workers receive retroactive pay during any interruption in federal funding. But in the new memo, his Office of Management and Budget says the retroactive payment should be provided by Congress, if it so decides.
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During an Oval Office meeting on Tuesday, the president suggested he would “follow the law” on retroactive pay, minutes after saying that compensation “depends on who we’re talking to” and that some workers would be taken care of “in a different way.” Source: Associated Press
*Content translated with the help of Artificial Intelligence, reviewed and edited by the Broadcast editorial team, Grupo Estado’s real-time news system
