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Old April 7th, 2011 #14
SmokyMtn
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Shut it down! This is going to be fun to watch.

The OMB has spoken:
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He said members of the military will continue fighting the country’s wars, but they will not be receiving paychecks after Friday.

“They will continue to earn their money, but they will not receive paychecks,” Zients said.
That should help with troop morale.

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National parks, forests and museums will close, Zients said, and only emergency passport services will remain open.

The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center will not take new patients, and no new clinical trials will start, he said. Four hundred IRS walk-in services across the country will close just as many file their tax returns.

Permits and other approvals will not be processed, including those that allow building projects to proceed, Zients said. Most veteran-benefits customer support services will be suspended.

White House staff also would be scaled back significantly, Zients said, with a number of political appointees joining federal workers in being furloughed.
How many of the 128 assistants for Michelle Obama will be laid off? Will Obama have to cancel his vacation this weekend? The horrors, will he have to stop golfing until a budget is passed?


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Zients said OMB has been planning for a possible shutdown for weeks, even though it had not told federal employees before this week how a shutdown might affect them.
No back pay is the reason why this shutdown will be different from all the others in the past.

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Workers who are furloughed seem less likely to receive back-pay. Public employee unions have warned their members that they should not assume that Congress would approve retroactive pay if there is a shutdown.
But, CONgress will continue to receive their pay. After all, they are essential.

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Members of Congress would get paid through a shutdown unless lawmakers approve legislation to suspend their pay.