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Congress left a little something for waiters and dishwashers in its $1.3 trillion budget

  • Written by Nicole Hallett, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Lawmakers have been generous. Trudy Wilkerson/Shutterstock.com

While federal workers were breathing a sigh of relief that Congress managed to avoid a government shutdown, another group of workers also had reason to cheer. That’s because hidden deep in the US$1.3 trillion budget deal that President Donald Trump signed on March 23 was a measure...

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