Friday, October 4, 2013

Police Officers At Capitol Unpaid as Congress Still Receives Salary



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Published on Oct 4, 2013
US News and World Report's Robert Schlesinger joins Bill Press as they discuss the government shutdown. They talk about how police officers that helped during the shooting at the capitol remain unpaid while congress is still receiving their salaries.

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Former D.C. Mayor Raising Funds For Unpaid Capitol Police After Deadly Chase, Shooting


LANHAM, Md. (CBSDC) — Inspired by Thursday’s deadly police chase and shooting near the U.S. Capitol, former District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty is raising money for Capitol Police Officers who are still on the job despite not receiving paychecks due to the shutdown of the federal government.
Fenty praised the heroics of the officers involved in the incident before pointing out they were currently unpaid.
“As the tragic violence unfolded at the Capitol this afternoon in my beautiful hometown, I was following closely and holding my breath,” he wrote on the fundraising page. “The entire lockdown situation was horrific, but the Capitol Police acted incredibly courageously.”


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