Mike Johnson: “It's always been tradition that furloughed federal employees…”

“We'll take care of the problem, but the decision point is on the Democrats, not Republicans. Look, It's always been tradition that furloughed federal employees do get back pay. and I think that will still be the case. There is some other legal analysis that's being circulated right now, but I've been pretty busy, Leland.” (05:47–05:52)

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