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Senator from Texas Madam President I rise to strongly support the senator from Alaska the senator from Louisiana and the senator from Mississippi we should pay our post card coach it is not right that we aren't paying the Coast Guard right now every other military branch is being paid the Army's being paid the Navy's being paid the Air Force is being paid the Marines are being paid but the Coast Guard is not being paid even as they're risking their lives many of us in Texas and along the Gulf Coast saw the incredible heroism of the Coast Guard in the wake of Hurricane Harvey where so many brave men and women risk their lives to save thousands upon thousands of innocents they should be paid and Madam President I think it's important for the American people to understand what just happened here because it is highly consequential it is easy for things to get lost in procedural gobbledygook to assume well this is some back-and-forth about the shutdown about the wall has nothing to do with any of that what Senator Kennedy asked he brought forward a bill to pay that Coast Guard it did nothing else didn't address any aspect of the shutdown didn't address any aspect of the wall it simply said let's pay the men and women of the Coast Guard yes or no that means you can be a yes on that whether you think we need to secure the border and have a steel barrier or whether you support open borders it doesn't say anything either way it just says the men and women of the Coast Guard deserve paychecks we could have passed that right here today and there's one reason to one reason only we didn't because the Democratic leaders stood up and said I object and I would note that if there are Democrats on the Democratic side of the aisle that are not comfortable with that who agree that the Coast Guard should be paid let me encourage my Democratic colleagues to say so because it is their party's leader who is lodge an objection on behalf of effectively every Democratic senator and what they are doing the Democrats are fond of using the phrase hostage-taking they are quite literally holding the men and women of the Coast Guard hostage because they want to win a political victory against the president their objective here is have the president back down and have not a single mile of border wall built never mind that the Democratic leader and every Democrat in this chamber in 2013 voted to build and fund 350 miles of border wall 350 miles every Democrat in this chamber voted for we're in a shutdown today because they are now unwilling to fund 234 miles a border wall less than they voted for in 2013 now we understand politics rears its head in this business and the Democrats want to defeat the president politically and
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Do military members have to pay any fee for leave or fiancee forms?
NOOOOOOO. You are talking to a military romance scammer. I received an email from the US Army that directly answers your question that is pasted below please keep reading.I believe you are the victim of a military Romance Scam whereas the person you are talking to is a foreign national posing as an American Soldier claiming to be stationed overseas on a peacekeeping mission. That's the key to the scam they always claim to be on a peacekeeping mission.Part of their scam is saying that they have no access to their money that their mission is highly dangerous.If your boyfriend girlfriend/future husband/wife is asking you to do the following or has exhibited this behavior, it is a most likely a scam:Moves to private messaging site immediately after meeting you on Facebook or SnapChat or Instagram or some dating or social media site. Often times they delete the site you met them on right after they asked you to move to a more private messaging siteProfesses love to you very quickly & seems to quote poems and song lyrics along with using their own sort of broken language, as they profess their love and devotion quickly. They also showed concern for your health and love for your family.Promises marriage as soon as he/she gets to state for leave that they asked you to pay for.They Requests money (wire transfers) and Amazon, iTune ,Verizon, etc gift cards, for medicine, religious practices, and leaves to come home, internet access, complete job assignments, help sick friend, get him out of trouble, or anything that sounds fishy.The military does provide all the soldier needs including food medical Care and transportation for leave. Trust me, I lived it, you are probably being scammed. I am just trying to show you examples that you are most likely being connned.Below is an email response I received after I sent an inquiry to the US government when I discovered I was scammed. I received this wonderful response back with lots of useful links on how to find and report your scammer. And how to learn more about Romance Scams.Right now you can also copy the picture he gave you and do a google image search and you will hopefully see the pictures of the real person he is impersonating. this doesn't always work and take some digging. if you find the real person you can direct message them and alert them that their image is being used for scamming.Good Luck to you and I'm sorry this may be happening to you. please continue reading the government response I received below it's very informative. You have contacted an email that is monitored by the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command. Unfortunately, this is a common concern. We assure you there is never any reason to send money to anyone claiming to be a Soldier online. If you have only spoken with this person online, it is likely they are not a U.S. Soldier at all. If this is a suspected imposter social media profile, we urge you to report it to that platform as soon as possible. Please continue reading for more resources and answers to other frequently asked questions: How to report an imposter Facebook profile: Caution-https://www.facebook.com/help/16... Caution-https://www.facebook.com/help/16... Answers to frequently asked questions: - Soldiers and their loved ones are not charged money so that the Soldier can go on leave. - Soldiers are not charged money for secure communications or leave. - Soldiers do not need permission to get married. - Soldiers emails are in this format: john.doe.mil@mail.mil Caution-mailto: john.doe.mil@mail.mil anything ending in .us or .com is not an official email account. - Soldiers have medical insurance, which pays for their medical costs when treated at civilian health care facilities worldwide – family and friends do not need to pay their medical expenses. - Military aircraft are not used to transport Privately Owned Vehicles. - Army financial offices are not used to help Soldiers buy or sell items of any kind. - Soldiers deployed to Combat Zones do not need to solicit money from the public to feed or house themselves or their troops. - Deployed Soldiers do not find large unclaimed sums of money and need your help to get that money out of the country. Anyone who tells you one of the above-listed conditions/circumstances is true is likely posing as a Soldier and trying to steal money from you. We would urge you to immediately cease all contact with this individual. For more information on avoiding online scams and to report this crime, please see the following sites and articles: This article may help clarify some of the tricks social media scammers try to use to take advantage of people: Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/61432/ Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/61432/ CID advises vigilance against 'romance scams,' scammers impersonating Soldiers Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/180749 Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/180749 FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center: Caution-http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx Caution-http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx U.S. Army investigators warn public against romance scams: Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/130... Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/130... DOD warns troops, families to be cybercrime smart -Caution-http://www.army.mil/article/1450... Caution-http://www.army.mil/article/1450... Use caution with social networking Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/146... Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/146... Please see our frequently asked questions section under scams and legal issues. Caution-http://www.army.mil/faq/ Caution-http://www.army.mil/faq/ or visit Caution-http://www.cid.army.mil/ Caution-http://www.cid.army.mil/ . The challenge with most scams is determining if an individual is a legitimate member of the US Army. Based on the Privacy Act of 1974, we cannot provide this information. If concerned about a scam you may contact the Better Business Bureau (if it involves a solicitation for money), or local law enforcement. If you're involved in a Facebook or dating site scam, you are free to contact us direct, (571) 305-4056. If you have a social security number, you can find information about Soldiers online at Caution-https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/sc... Caution-https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/sc... . While this is a free search, it does not help you locate a retiree, but it can tell you if the Soldier is active duty or not. If more information is needed such as current duty station or location, you can contact the Commander Soldier's Records Data Center (SRDC) by phone or mail and they will help you locate individuals on active duty only, not retirees. There is a fee of $3.50 for businesses to use this service. The check or money order must be made out to the U.S. Treasury. It is not refundable. The address is: Commander Soldier's Records Data Center (SRDC) 8899 East 56th Street Indianapolis, IN 46249-5301 Phone: 1-866-771-6357 In addition, it is not possible to remove social networking site profiles without legitimate proof of identity theft or a scam. If you suspect fraud on this site, take a screenshot of any advances for money or impersonations and report the account on the social networking platform immediately. Please submit all information you have on this incident to Caution-www.ic3.gov Caution-http://www.ic3.gov (FBI website, Internet Criminal Complaint Center), immediately stop contact with the scammer (you are potentially providing them more information which can be used to scam you), and learn how to protect yourself against these scams at Caution-http://www.ftc.gov Caution-http://www.ftc.gov (Federal Trade Commission's website)
As a government worker how does it feel to work without pay during a government shutdown?
Original Question: Why are government workers forced to work during the Government shutdown with no pay? (another poor question merge).When you choose to work in a critical capacity (one that affects life and safety), part of the contractual obligation is that you can’t strike and you have to keep working if required.Unfortunately, this “slave labor” provision is what enables government shutdowns. If Customs and Border Patrol were sent home rather than just not being paid, that would just open up all borders. The government would never have been shut down in the first place. So it’s only the government’s ability to mistreat workers that makes shutdowns possible.
How is the government constitutionally able to require workers to work without pay during a shutdown?
Yes. They signed a contract to work for the government. That contract certainly includes wording that the government at times may not be funded, so they will not be paid during that time. It’s not slavery since slaves were never offered the opportunity to negotiate their terms.Incidentally, and the media is not reporting this at all, the law is signed and in place right now to give furloughed workers back pay when the shutdown ends. They will get back pay to replenish their savings.So what does it say for the worker who, having seen prior shutdowns, has no savings to weather this one?
Does the government save money during a shutdown and, if so, how long would the shutdown have to last to pay for the Wall?
The government always loses money during a shutdown. It’s not like the employees not working aren’t going to get paid. They always do, and both sides in Congress have promised they would pass a bill ensuring it. Government agencies are still going to spend their budgets. The government often owes interest on late payments. Shutting down the government also costs the government in lost taxes and fees. People aren’t buying houses. Going on vacations to national parks. Not to mention the costs of restarting the shutdown agencies, cleaning/fixing the damage to national parks…Of course, the major hit is to the economy. Standard and Poor say that the 2013 shutdown cost the US economy 25 Billion. This, of course, eventually comes out of the pockets of hard working stiffs.Don’t believe me how about Rand Paul, and all the experts?Rand Paul rightly says the government shutdown was more expensive than keeping it open
How can I start a fund to pay the federal workers who are not receiving paychecks during the shutdown?
Real answer that sounds snarky but isn’t: we have a fund like that, it’s the US Treasury, and it only pays money to federal employees of Members of Congress vote to authorize it to do so and instruct the agencies to send out paychecks. So all we can do is pressure our Members of Congress and President to get these employees back to work and authorize a supplemental appropriation to pay them for the hours they agreed to work when they joined their agencies but were denied them at no fault of their own.There isn’t a way to take up a private collection. They won’t be allowed to accept it.
How is it legal for TSA employees to have to work without pay during the government shutdown?
They aren’t working without pay so your question is irrelevant and designed to be misleading.Every single employee, furloughed or working, will be paid for the entire time the government is “shutdown.”If you are concerned that their pay may be DELAYED, please contact Democratic Senators that are keeping the government “shutdown.”Please note that I use quotes around “shutdown” because it’s nothing of the sort.