Congressman Al Green Supports Bill to Retroactively Pay Federal Workers After the Resolution of the Government Shutdown

(Washington, DC)--On October 5, 2013, Congressman Al Green released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 3223 – Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act.

“I absolutely oppose this Government Shutdown. I also oppose disrupting the income of families with such little notice. It is important that after the resolution of the Government Shutdown (when the federal government is once again meeting its obligations to our people) we meet our responsibilities to our many employees. The work of federal employees is what allows our government - when we are not in a politically-manufactured shutdown – to efficiently provide vital services to the American people. I support ensuring that these hard-working federal employees continue to be fairly compensated despite this Government Shutdown.”