WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration may circumvent a law he signed in 2019 that mandates furloughed federal workers receive back pay for the days and weeks of missed time due to a government shutdown.

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President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration may circumvent a law he signed in 2019 that mandates furloughed federal workers receive back pay for the days and weeks of missed time due to a government shutdown

There are roughly 750,000 federal employees currently furloughed on top of millions more civilian workers and military members who will go unpaid for the duration of the shutdown

“For the most part, we're going to take care of our people. There are some people that really don't deserve to be taken care of,

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