Furloughed Pentagon Civilians Ordered Back: The Pentagon announced Saturday that it would order almost all of its 350,000 furloughed civilian employees back to work this week, a surprise move that could substantially reduce the impact of the government shutdown. The move takes a big bite out of the impact of the political impasse in Washington that has left the government without a budget. The decision was announcedSaturday by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, The Associated Press reported. Veterans: Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders introduced legislation to ensure that VA disability compensation checks and other earned benefits continue throughout any government shutdown. In a column for The Hill, Gary Augustine, executive director of legislation for the Disabled American Veterans, said the bill “need[s] to be brought up for [an] immediate vote, passed and signed into law.” Republicans Plot Next Move: House Republicans are discussing a range of demands on fiscal issues they would seek as part of a broad budget agreement aimed at ending the standoff with Democrats and the White House, including cuts to entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security and a firm commitment to overhaul tax policy, according to lawmakers who have participated in Republican strategy sessions,Congressional Quarterly reported. The Obamacare Putsch: Shortly after President Obama started his second term, a loose-knit coalition of conservative activists led by former Attorney General Edwin Meese III developed a little-noticed “blueprint to defunding Obamacare,” signed by more than three dozen conservative groups. The New York Times said the plan articulated a take-no-prisoners legislative strategy to derail the health care overhaul if conservative lawmakers were willing to push fellow Republicans into cutting off financing for the entire federal government. Continue reading here: sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/100613
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