{"id":46869,"date":"2025-12-18T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/?post_type=pps_press_release&#038;p=46869"},"modified":"2025-12-18T10:05:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:05:53","slug":"partnership-for-public-service-statement-on-new-legislation-to-ensure-pay-for-federal-workers-during-shutdowns-and-end-future-shutdowns","status":"publish","type":"pps_press_release","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/press-release\/partnership-for-public-service-statement-on-new-legislation-to-ensure-pay-for-federal-workers-during-shutdowns-and-end-future-shutdowns\/","title":{"rendered":"Partnership for Public Service Statement on New Legislation to Ensure Pay for Federal Workers During Shutdowns and End Future Shutdowns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The nonpartisan, nonprofit <a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/\">Partnership for Public Service<\/a> today released the following statement from President and CEO Max Stier in support of the Shutdown Fairness Act and the Eliminate Shutdowns Act, both introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As we approach the January deadline for the next continuing resolution, it\u2019s important to address the harms that occurred during the last shutdown. The Partnership for Public Service supports Sen. Ron Johnson&#8217;s efforts to find solutions through the Shutdown Fairness Act and the Eliminate Shutdowns Act. Federal employees and their pay should never be used as bargaining chips in political and policy disagreements, and communities shouldn\u2019t bear the cost of shuttered services when the president and Congress are unable to complete the basic task of negotiating and passing annual funding bills on time. Shutdowns are a recent phenomenon, not a historical tradition, and they are costly and ineffective way to do business. Putting an end to them ensures the federal government can serve the public more effectively.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the past 24 years, the nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service has been dedicated to building a better government and a stronger democracy. 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