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Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on the Government shutdown
Manage episode 510172819 series 2098285
The White House Press Secretary's confirmed federal layoffs could happen within days thanks to the latest United States government shutdown.
Federal funding expired yesterday after Democrats and Republicans failed to get their respective bills through the senate, furloughing thousands of government workers.
Donald Trump is blaming the Democrats, threatening to follow through with mass layoffs in an effort to pressure them to back moves to end the shutdown.
US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that analysts are estimating approximately 750,000 federal employees will be furloughed.
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Manage episode 510172819 series 2098285
The White House Press Secretary's confirmed federal layoffs could happen within days thanks to the latest United States government shutdown.
Federal funding expired yesterday after Democrats and Republicans failed to get their respective bills through the senate, furloughing thousands of government workers.
Donald Trump is blaming the Democrats, threatening to follow through with mass layoffs in an effort to pressure them to back moves to end the shutdown.
US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that analysts are estimating approximately 750,000 federal employees will be furloughed.
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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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