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Somehow 44,000 will be getting paid
From the article cited in OP
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem postured about this reality in a statement today in predictably partisan terms:
Her sob story about the poor, forgotten federal agents is wrong on a number of counts. First, 44,466 DHS employees are “exempt” altogether and will keep getting paid. Of the remaining 213,277, yes, they will work without pay until funding continues, but no one in DHS seems to think they will go without pay. They expect either an appropriations bill (or a continuing resolution) to continue funding, I’m told.
“Our @DHSgov law enforcement officers will continue to work throughout the Democrats’ Shutdown to make sure our homeland is safe and secure,” Noem said on X. “More than 200,000 of these patriots will go without pay.”
Her sob story about the poor, forgotten federal agents is wrong on a number of counts. First, 44,466 DHS employees are “exempt” altogether and will keep getting paid. Of the remaining 213,277, yes, they will work without pay until funding continues, but no one in DHS seems to think they will go without pay. They expect either an appropriations bill (or a continuing resolution) to continue funding, I’m told.