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Vice President JD Vance warns workforce reductions will deepen amid ongoing shutdown, with over 4,000 federal employees expected to be laid off, intensifying uncertainty for furloughed workers.
- Vice President JD Vance on Sunday warned of deeper cuts to the federal workforce as the shutdown entered its 12th day, linking accelerating reductions to the stalled funding fight.
- The shutdown began on Oct. 1 after Democrats rejected a short-term funding fix that included Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies, while Republican leaders say they will negotiate only after reopening the government.
- Closures and layoff notices reveal hundreds of thousands furloughed and Smithsonian museums, research centers and the National Zoo closed, while the White House Office of Management and Budget said well over 4,000 employees would be fired soon.
- Facing a missed paycheck on or about Oct. 24, some federal employees are signing up for gig work or attending an Oct. 14 webinar by the Partnership for Public Service.
- Legal and political pushback has begun, with labor unions filing lawsuits and Democrats calling layoffs illegal as premiums may more than double for over 20 million people and 4 million could lose insurance.
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Vance warns 'deeper' cuts ahead as shutdown enters 12th day
(Oct. 13) Vice President JD Vance is warning of deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on. Vance spoke Sunday as the shutdown entered its 12th day. He warned that the new cuts would be “painful,” even as he said the Trump administration is working to ensure that the military would be paid and some services would be preserved for low-income Americans, including food assistance. Hundreds of thousands of worker…
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