Mike Johnson said "It's my understanding that the law is that they would be paid. There is some other legal analysis that is floating around." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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It's my understanding that the law is that they would be paid. There is some other legal analysis that is floating around.

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House Speaker Johnson discussing back pay for furloughed workers after the shutdown.

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