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Ben Ferguson: “You don't miss a paycheck in your calendar year. You just…”

Featuring: Ben Ferguson, Conservative | Talk Show Host | National

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And I have family members who worked in the federal government and they're like, the dumb part about this that I think a lot of Americans don't understand is that You don't miss a paycheck in your calendar year. You just miss a month and then you get it back dated. You get it back the next time whenever the government does open back up. And so I know people that are in the faa, for example, and they're like, dude, … (14:56–15:04)

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Asserts that federal employees do not lose pay during a government shutdown; they receive back pay.

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