As the federal government shutdown stretches into its third week, Virginia’s U.S. senators are backing a bid to shield federal workers and contractors from the fallout.

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Last week, Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine joined 16 other Senate Democrats in introducing the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act, a bill i ntended to protect federal employees , federal contractor staff and their families from evictions, foreclosures, repossessions and defaults during a funding lapse.

The legislation would halt evictions or foreclosures, stop repossess

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