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The President on Friday directed the Department of Homeland Security to pay all of its employees amid a partial shutdown that has lasted over 50 days.
The presidential memorandum authorizes paychecks for employees who have gone without pay since DHS funding stopped on Feb. 14. However, it is unclear where the administration would draw funds from for the payments.
Both chambers remain in recess until April 13. Lawmakers left Washington without making any real progress on a funding deal. The Senate passed a bill to fund most of DHS for the remainder of the fiscal year, but House leadership refused to bring up a vote on the bill.