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Senator Proposes 10% Bonus to Government Employees Working Without Pay

March 24 (Reuters) – ⁠Democratic ⁠Senator ⁠Ruben Gallego on ​Tuesday introduced ‌legislation to give ‌more ⁠than ⁠100,000 Homeland Security Department ​employees a 10% ​bonus for time ⁠worked without ⁠pay ⁠since a partial ​government shutdown began ​in ⁠mid-February.

DHS workers — including ⁠50,000 Transportation Security Administration airport security ⁠officers — are set to miss their second full paycheck on Friday ⁠if the standoff continues.

(Reporting by David Shepardson, ​Editing by Franklin ​Paul)

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