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Pat Kreitlow: “In the military, when you're furloughed, you don't get back…”

Featuring: Pat Kreitlow, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 7

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Published | Video Starts at 08:45

But then she talked about how, you know, her son's in the military and here in Wisconsin and has now missed his second paycheck and he's not getting that paycheck back because he's been furloughed. He's on furlough in the military. In the military, when you're furloughed, you don't get back pay. There are a lot of federal employees who are currently on furlough, but the ones who have to work anyway because they're essential, they're right now they're working without pay, but they will get back pay almost certainly when the shutdown ends. (08:45–08:49)

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Asserts that military personnel on furlough do not receive back pay.

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