Quite the flip-flop: Mike Johnson himself voted for the bill in 2019 that guarantees furloughed employees will receive backpay following a government shutdown. Signed into law by Donald Trump.
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"
