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PoliticoAbout 800,000 federal employees will have to stay home if the government shuts down, but Rep. Darrell Issa’s staff won’t be among them.
The California Republican said he’ll use his congressional prerogative to keep his House Oversight and Government Reform Committee staff at work. Congressional offices can declare that their employees are necessary to fulfill constitutional responsibilities — which can cover pretty much anything under the sun — and that’s what Issa (@DarrellIssa) tweeted that he’ll do.
"If gov't shuts down, we won't. I believe those who choose to come into work fall under my Constitutional arm. Accountability must continue.”The Obama administration says about 800,000 federal employees would be affected by a government shutdown, which also would stall tax refunds and close national parks. Military personnel “will continue to earn money during this period of time, but given that we don’t have any money to pay out, they will not be paid, they will not receive their paychecks, until we have money again and Congress appropriates,” an administration official told reporters Wednesday.
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Well, there you have it. Even as the federal government is preparing to deal with the result of House Republican efforts to use the budget as leverage to roll back environmental laws, women's rights, etc., in the interest of small government, Darrell Issa continues to demand millions of dollars to fund his staff. Small government? For you maybe.