releases: https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/11/sen-johnson-moves-to-ensure-federal-workers-are-paid-during-government-shutdown
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| https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/11/sen-johnson-moves-to-ensure-federal-workers-are-paid-during-government-shutdown | Sen. Johnson Moves to Ensure Federal Workers are Paid During Government Shutdown | 2025-11-06 | 2025 | 2025-11 | Republican | Senate | WI | Ron Johnson | J000293 | www.ronjohnson.senate.gov | ronjohnson | https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) introduced a substitute amendment to his Shutdown Fairness Act and is seeking unanimous consent from his Senate colleagues to pay all federal employees and servicemembers, including furloughed workers, during a government shutdown. “Right now, I'd be willing to add furloughed workers because we're going to pay them anyway […] Would you take my bill, add furloughed workers, say it’s a done deal? Is that something you’d accept here today?” Sen. Johnson said to Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) during his floor speech on October 23, 2025. Sen. Johnson was joined by U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.). Sen. Johnson's Shutdown Fairness Act has been endorsed by The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) National Association of Letter Carriers National Association of Retired and Federal Employees The Federal Managers Association The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) The International Association of Fire Fighters The Council of Prison Locals 33 (CPL-33) The National Treasury Employees Union Southwest Airlines Pilots Association Coalition of Airline Pilots Association NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots Transport Workers Union Sen. Johnson’s full floor speech can be found here. Full text of the amendment can be found here. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T19:52:45Z |