US EditionTrump signs memo directing DHS to pay all employees during shutdown
The order covers more than 35,000 DHS workers after nearly 50 days without pay, while lawmakers remain deadlocked over a funding bill.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an emergency order to pay "each and every" Department of Homeland Security employee compensation lost during the agency's nearly 50-day partial shutdown.
- The partial shutdown stems from a funding standoff where Trump instructed Republicans to reject agreements with Democrats unless they include the SAVE America Act election overhaul bill.
- Paychecks for more than 35,000 employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Coast Guard, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are authorized, covering staff unpaid since Feb. 14.
- Last Monday, 50,000 Transportation Security Administration airport security officers began receiving pay after Trump issued a similar directive, addressing the 10% daily absence rate that caused chaos at U.S. airports.
- Trump stated the funds would have a "reasonable and logical nexus" to DHS functions, potentially addressing legal questions about reallocating money Congress appropriated for specific purposes.
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Trump Signs Memo to Pay All DHS Employees During Shutdown - The Thinking Conservative News
President Trump signed a memorandum directing the DHS to pay its employees all owed compensation and benefits accrued during partial government shutdown. The post Trump Signs Memo to Pay All DHS Employees During Shutdown appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
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U.S. President Donald Trump ordered Friday to pay all employees of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) affected by the partial closure, after nearly fifty days in which Congress has not been able to approve its budget.Continue reading...
More than 35,000 employees of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have not received a salary for 50 days. Now the U.S. President is going through – by order and by Congress.
For weeks, the US Congress has not been able to agree on the financing of the Homeland Security Department. Trump is now taking the matter into his own hands – and is talking about an emergency.
Because of a dispute in the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has for weeks had no money to pay its employees. This also applies to employees of the Coast Guard or the Civil Protection Agency. Trump is now taking the matter into his own hands.
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