Washington DC Mayor Vincent Gray declares all city employees essential
http://twitter.com/#!/fran_chambers/status/384745860149837824
What happens to the District of Columbia in the event of a government shutdown? D.C. relies on money from Congress to operate, so technically, the city would shut down as well, with the exception of essential personnel such as police and firefighters.
Mayor Vincent Gray has come up with a solution to that problem. He has declared every one of the city’s 33,000 workers essential, simple as that.
It’s nice to feel needed.
http://twitter.com/#!/neilstormer/status/384796405656985600
http://twitter.com/#!/LivingUnited/status/384789325038489600
Panda-Cam might go dark, but parking meters will be up and running.
http://twitter.com/#!/A_S_P_E_school/status/384823811327029249
Multiple states of emergency? Sounds like Washington, D.C. to us.
http://twitter.com/#!/snazzzyredhead/status/384787840250679297
Did the mayor’s plan work? We’re not sure yet. Washington Post columnist Robert McCartney noted that no one has ever been prosecuted under the federal Antideficiency Act, so it’s unlikely the Depart of Justice would act this time. So for the moment, everyone’s essential.
http://twitter.com/#!/whiteknuckled/status/382922009304256513
