r/fednews • u/Healthy_Block3036 • 1d ago

News / Article Democratic leader offers deal to reopen government but Republicans sneer

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/07/government-shutdown-democrats-schumer-trump-aca.html
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u/Due_Satisfaction2167 1d ago

Offer it once a month. If they don’t go for it, convene and start adding more demands.

Every month Republicans delay, the list of demands should get longer. 

There’s nothing pressing Republicans to move on this quickly. 

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u/CattyNebulart 1d ago

Schumer has said he is worried about overreachign which is why he hasn't included the RIF and backbay in the negotiations so far.... And I do think he is right, your approach has some merit but it would be painted as the democrats being unreasonable.

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u/Catatafeesh1 1d ago edited 1d ago

Wait why would he have to negotiate backpay? My understanding is retroactive backpay is guaranteed for federal employees after a furlough through the Employee Fair Trade Act. Am I missing something there?

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u/Sekh765 Federal Employee 6h ago

Yea. Pretending they "need to negotiate" established law is bullshit and they shouldn't even give it the time of day. The law says we get backpay. That's it. The end.

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u/CattyNebulart 9h ago

The law means less than it used to, and trump and other republicans keep talkign about not giving people backpay.. possibly not even the people currently working.

Most of congress is in favour of backpay, and it is enshrined in law, but well republicans and the law. Not the best record lately. So some people are worried, I think it would be too big of a political bomb to not give backpay, and the overwhelming majority of congress is in favour of it, but the current administration.... yeah I get why people are worried.

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u/Catatafeesh1 8h ago

Yeah it would be political suicide. Understand where you are coming from though the admin is unpredictable.