Bill requires feds to name all ‘nonessential’ government workers

By Pete Kasperowicz

Published February 27, 2018 8:08pm ET

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Bill requires feds to name all ‘nonessential’ government workers — Freshman Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., said the aim of the bill is to show how big the government has grown over the years, and how many "nonessential" workers it employs. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg) | Andrew Harrer

Freshman Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., introduced new legislation this week that would require the federal government to name all the “nonessential” people it employs during the next government shutdown.

When federal appropriations lapse, the government partially shuts down, and it usually directs departments and agencies to tell essential workers to show up, and tell nonessential workers to stay home.

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