White House supports House bill to provide back pay to federal workers after shutdown is over

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Md., center, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, during an event with the Democratic Progressive Caucus and furloughed federal employees blaming House Republicans on the government shutdown.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-supports-house-bill-to-provide-back-pay-to-federal-workers-after-shutdown-is-over/2013/10/04/be17f67c-2d1d-11e3-b141-298f46539716_story.html