Jenny Abamu
speaker
123 appearances
18 recordings
2 series
first heard Oct 2025
last heard 26 Jun
Jenny Abamu’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The White House is making the case that hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers are not automatically guaranteed back pay.
The memo seeks to reinterpret a 2019 law passed during Trump's first term to protect furloughed workers like Sarah Cobran at the National Institutes of Health.
She still wants Democrats to hold the line.
Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen helped write the 2019 back pay law.
He says the statute is clear and, quote, there's nothing the administration can do to change that.
For NPR News, I'm Jenny Abamu.
The White House is making the case that hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers are not automatically guaranteed back pay.
The memo seeks to reinterpret a 2019 law passed during Trump's first term to protect furloughed workers, like Sarah Cobran at the National Institutes of Health.
She still wants Democrats to hold the line.
Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen helped write the 2019 back pay law.
He says the statute is clear and, quote, there's nothing the administration can do to change that.
For NPR News, I'm Jenny Abamu.
The White House is making the case that hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers are not automatically guaranteed back pay.
The memo seeks to reinterpret a 2019 law passed during Trump's first term to protect furloughed workers like Sarah Cobran at the National Institutes of Health.
She still wants Democrats to hold the line.
Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen helped write the 2019 back pay law.
He says the statute is clear and, quote, there's nothing the administration can do to change that.
For NPR News, I'm Jenny Abamu.
Federal workers showed up alongside Democrats on Capitol Hill to show their support for holding firm on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies.
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Democratic lawmakers such as Jamie Raskin in Maryland, whose district hosts over 50,000 federal workers, says constituents have been calling and emailing his office saying hold the line.
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