John,

We can't believe it either, but President Trump announced furloughed federal workers may never get the paychecks they lost during his shutdown. He thinks some “don’t deserve” it. That’s right — the people who inspect our food, care for veterans, and protect our national parks are being told they might never be paid for weeks of missed work. It’s cruel, it’s unprecedented, and it’s wrong.

Congress has the power to fix this right now by passing emergency legislation guaranteeing every furloughed worker full back pay — no exceptions, no excuses. Every previous Congress has made workers whole once the government reopened. But now Trump is breaking that promise — using everyday workers as political pawns.

Experts told ABC News this move is “punitive and unprecedented.” And they’re right. Families have missed rent, drained savings, and lined up at food banks — all because of political games from a billionaire president who’s never had to worry about a paycheck. We can’t let Trump get away with this attack on working people.

Send a letter today and demand Congress act immediately to pay furloughed workers the paychecks they’ve earned and deserve >>

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