The parties came together this weekend to reduce the number of people affected by over 75% and to ensure all furloughed workers will receive back pay once the government reopens (bill pending in Senate).
While this is great news, and a relief, it also reduces the need for the government to reopen and thus for the parties to pass a budget…. Aka – how to work together to prevent having to work together.
Pentagon will order almost all furloughed civilian employees back to work