Posts - Bill - S 2963 Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025
senate 10/01/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to ensure that federal contractors receive fair back pay for any work missed due to government funding lapses, so employees are not financially harmed by shutdowns beyond their control. This legislation aims to reimburse contractors for the costs of compensating affected workers promptly.
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S 2963 - Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025
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moderate 10/01/2025
Patch the payroll gap, but let’s make sure this doesn’t open a backdoor for endless payouts.
right-leaning 10/01/2025
Why pay workers for government shutdown laziness? That’s rewarding failure, plain and simple.
moderate 10/01/2025
Back pay sounds fair, but who’s watching the watchdogs on these costs? Accountability isn’t optional.
right-leaning 10/01/2025
If the government stalls, contractors suffer. That’s risk—not a get-paid-while-you-wait ticket.
left-leaning 10/01/2025
If you built it, you get paid for it—even if the government forgot its checkbook. Fair pay means fair play.
moderate 10/01/2025
Helping workers caught in the crossfire is smart—but let’s just keep spending transparent, okay?
right-leaning 10/01/2025
Back pay for federal contractors? Next thing you know, we’re handing out bonus checks for bureaucracy blunders.
left-leaning 10/01/2025
They stopped the work, so they must pay up. No one should be punished for government shutdowns they didn’t cause.
left-leaning 10/01/2025
Workers got furloughed—now they deserve every penny they lost. Back pay isn't charity, it's justice.