Democrats introduce bill to partially reimburse federal contractors hit by shutdown

By Sean Higgins

Published January 16, 2019 10:11pm ET

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Democrats introduce bill to partially reimburse federal contractors hit by shutdown — Jack Lyons, a contractor working on massive rocket test stands for NASA, stands in his workshop while spending the furlough on his small side business making props for marching bands, in Madison, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. "They're trying to use people as bargaining chips, and it just isn't right," Lyons said. Unlike civil service workers who expect to eventually get back pay, Lyons doesn't know if he'll ever see a dollar from the shutdown period. | (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Democrats introduced legislation Wednesday meant to ensure that workers for federal contractors are given some back pay when the partial shutdown ends, an assurance that Congress has already given people who work directly for the government.

Government contractor workers, in the past, have had simply to absorb any pay lost during shutdowns. The legislation introduced Wednesday would restore some of those missed earnings.

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