Some workers were furloughed on Wednesday. But the Trump administration has also threatened permanent layoffs of federal workers as well.<\/p>\n
“Let’s be honest, if this thing drags on,” Vance said during the briefing on Wednesday, “we are going to have to lay people off.”<\/p>\n
Vance also made the claim – repeatedly denied by Democrats – that the shutdown is a result of senior Democrats advocating for healthcare benefits to be extended to undocumented migrants.<\/p>\n
US law already prohibits undocumented migrants from gaining any federally subsidised healthcare coverage. “Nowhere have Democrats suggested that we’re interested in changing federal law,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said.<\/p>\n
Russell Vought, the White House’s budget chief, briefed Republicans behind closed doors on what the impending layoffs could look like, although public details of those plans are sparse. <\/p>\n
On Capitol Hill, there was little appetite for a deal to end the standoff on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
“There’s nothing to negotiate. There’s nothing we can pull out of this bill to make it any leaner or cleaner than it is,” Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said.<\/p>\n
Another vote on the short-term funding bill proposed by Republicans is expected on Friday.<\/p>\n
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