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Companion to House bill ensures DHS employees get paid in event agency funding runs outWASHINGTON – American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox Sr. applauds Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland for introducing legislation that would ensure employees in the Department of Homeland Security are paid retroactively in the event of a funding lapse.The Senate bill is a companion to a bipartisan House bill introduced Feb. 24 by Reps. Don Beyer and Rob Wittman of Virginia.“Homeland Security employees should not be left wondering when or if they will get paid in the event of a shutdown,” Cox said....