Congressional Republican leaders are hopeful that furloughed workers will receive back pay at the conclusion of the government shutdown , responding to news that legal analysts are scrutinizing whether government workers will receive compensation for time off.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) acknowledged that experts may be scrutinizing the 2019 federal law that requires federal employees to receive back pay. The comments come after the distribution of a memo from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget arguing there is a loophole in the law.

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