Back pay for furloughed workers slows in Senate

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill the House passed to guarantee that furloughed federal workers receive back pay after the partial government shutdown is resolved seems to have hit a snag in the Senate.

The second-ranking Senate Republican, John Cornyn of Texas, said Monday that “it’s premature to do it right now.”

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