Courtesy of Mish.
Want to complain about the shutdown to your Senator? Make a suggestion? Tell him or her you approve of the shutdown?
Mish reader Keith did.
Here is the response Keith received:
From: senator@feinstein.senate.gov
Subject: Reply from Senator Dianne Feinstein
As a result of the Government shutdown, my office is currently unable to respond to your email. I will respond to your concerns as soon as possible.
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Feel sorry for the displaced government workers temporarily out of a job? Don’t be.
House votes to approve back pay for furloughed workers
As the fifth day of the federal government shutdown began, members of the House came together in a moment of rare bipartisanship to pass a bill, by a vote of 407 to 0, approving back pay for furloughed government workers.
President Obama has expressed his support for the measure.
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid supports the measure, but said Saturday that if furloughed workers are guaranteed back pay, there’s no reason to keep them out of work.
“It’s really cruel to tell workers they’ll receive back pay once the government opens and then refuse to open the government,” Reid said on the Senate floor, suggesting that House Republicans have authorized a “paid vacation” for furloughed workers.
Furlough Pay Would Negate Shutdown Savings…
