Republicans hoped a federal worker union memo urging Congress to pass a clean continuing resolution this week would nudge Democrats into folding. It may not be working.
Congressional Democrats who represent the most federal workers say that sentiment isn’t what they’re hearing at home. They say they remain committed to demanding health care concessions in exchange for funding legislation despite the American Federation of Government Employees embracing a GOP demand for a clean continuing resolution that would allow agencies to reopen..
Seven House Democrats with some of the most federal-worker-heavy districts said in interviews that the employees they represent support ...