Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, broke ranks Wednesday and signed a “bipartisan” letter to White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, urging him to grant back pay to federal employees furloughed during the current government shutdown, The Hill first reported.
Senate Democrats, along with the lone Republican Murkowski, signed the letter which references the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019.
President Donald Trump signed the act into law during his first term, designed to guarantee federal employees will ultimately receive back wages in spite of a government shutdown.
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