Murkowski signs letter with Democrats demanding backpay for furloughed workers

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) joined a band of Democrats in signing a Wednesday letter sent to White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought urging him to provide backpay to workers furloughed during the government shutdown. The letter, signed by dozens of Democrats and Murkowski, cites the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act...