Listen to The Larry O’Connor Show today from 3pm – 6pm as Larry speaks with Cliff Sims, Director of White House Message Strategy, about the government shutdown.
Government shutdown: Federal workforce benched as furloughs begin
Monday marks the start of another workweek for many Americans, but hundreds of thousands of government employees have now been furloughed as the shutdown enters its third day — and its first weekday.
The federal government ran out of funding Friday night at 11:59 p.m. ET, after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a short-term deal to fund the government another 30 days and give more time for negotiations on a larger, long-term spending package.
The Senate inched closer over the weekend to an agreement to reopen federal agencies, but fell short. Federal workers were among the first to feel the hit.
But not everybody gets sent home. [Read More]
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