Shutdown Woes Deepen, as Federal Workers Miss 2nd Paycheck

Furloughed contract workers, including security officers and custodians who have not been paid during the partial government shutdown, hold unpaid bills to present to the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Jan. 16, 2019. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Furloughed federal workers missed their second paycheck Jan. 25, bearing the biggest burden in the partial government shutdown that entered its 35th day, as Democrats and Republicans remain at loggerheads over providing funding for a wall on the southwest border.

Over the past week, the House rejected two Republican attempts to pay federal workers affected by the shutdown. The House voted against a Republican measure Jan. 17 that called for the issuance of a paycheck to federal workers who are furloughed or working without pay. The motion failed by 222-195 vote, with six Democrats supporting the Republican measure.