OMB argues an amendment to a 2019 act would not guarantee furloughed workers post-shutdown pay

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Except Donald Trump himself signed the current law requiring federal employees to get back pay.

As the federal government's shutdown continues, President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested some furloughed federal workers won't get back pay when it ends.

OMB argues an amendment to a 2019 act would not guarantee furloughed workers post-shutdown pay

With the shutdown about to enter its second week, Trump says some furloughed workers "don't deserve to be taken care of".

The memo is seen as a pressure tactic on Democrats as the US government shutdown heads into its eighth day.

Furloughed federal employees are about to start missing paychecks, but they aren't ready to give in yet: "We are willing to take some temporary pain."