My parents whole careers were at the EPA and my brother works there now, this shit hits too close to home (my parents had savings so they mostly got some days off, but they know so many people who are single parents and such that work for the EPA)
Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"
