Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representative Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) released the following statement after extreme Republicans and President Donald Trump made comments suggesting they would withhold pay from federal employees once Republicans decide to work with Democrats to reopen the government.
“Extreme Republicans and this Administration are flailing and throwing attention grabbing headlines out there to distract from the fact that they shut down the government. They refuse to negotiate with Democrats to reopen the government because they want to rip health care away from 15 million Americans,” said Vindman. “The over 55,000 federal workers in my District, who know the truth that they will be paid, won’t take the bait. They know what this is about.”
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