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charlyvi

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Fri Jan 25, 2019, 12:36 PM Jan 2019

The 7 Republicans who voted against back pay for furloughed government workers.

The House and Senate this week voted overwhelmingly to provide back pay to about 800,000 federal workers who are going without paychecks because of the partial government shutdown.

But seven lawmakers — all House Republicans — opposed the measure. Those "no" votes came from Reps. Justin Amash (Mich.), Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Paul Gosar (Ariz.), Glen Grothman (Wis.), Thomas Massie (Ky.), Chip Roy (Texas) and Ted Yoho (Fla.).

President Trump on Thursday indicated he would sign the bill, leading to its passage by unanimous consent in the Senate later that day. On Friday, the House cleared the measure in a 411-7 vote.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/424942-the-7-republicans-who-voted-against-back-pay-for-furloughed-government-workers

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The 7 Republicans who voted against back pay for furloughed government workers. (Original Post) charlyvi Jan 2019 OP
Sounds like a veto proof beginning of the end of the wall. marble falls Jan 2019 #1
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