Schumer on "All In" - if government is shut down President controls spending

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17. They will get back pay for the time they were furloughed.

Which is more than they are getting now.
Schumer forgets that government shutdowns are not total shutdowns.
Another CR will go into the hopper next week. But now, all those people who just wanted "waste and fraud" fixed, will suddenly get panicked about a shut down rather being "uncomfortable" over reconstructive dismantlement, and it will bring what Project 2025 and Doge is doing into perspective.
Oh, Courts don't close during a shutdown. There can still be all sorts of filings and rulings.