Mike Johnson: “I hope that the furloughed workers receive back pay.”

“Jake, as a matter of principle on the back pay, I mean, understanding that there are people who have opinions about everything and analysis about everything, do you believe as a matter of principle that furloughed workers should receive back pay? Yeah, I hope that the furloughed workers receive back pay. Of course, we have some extraordinary Americans who serve the federal government. They serve valiantly and they work hard and they serve in these various agencies doing really important work.” (17:30–17:33)

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