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dude58677
01-23-2019, 06:47 PM
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna961961

Karma!

Swordsmyth
01-23-2019, 06:52 PM
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The Trump administration wants to know what programs would be impacted if the government shutdown continues for weeks longer, a senior Office of Management Budget official has told NBC News.

The administration has asked agency leaders to provide a list of programs that could be affected if the shutdown — already the longest in the U.S. history (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/government-shutdown-becomes-longest-u-s-history-enters-uncharted-territory-n957961) — goes on for weeks longer, the senior official said.
“Prudent management means planning and preparing for events without known end dates," the official said. "As OMB continues to manage this partial lapse in appropriations, unfunded agencies are being asked to continue to share with OMB an ongoing list of programs that could be impacted within the coming weeks."

The request was first reported by The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/white-house-seeks-list-of-programs-that-would-be-hurt-if-shutdown-lasts-into-march/2019/01/23/661adb3a-1f55-11e9-9145-3f74070bbdb9_story.html?utm_term=.166ac3614f19). Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told agency leaders he wants to know what high-impact programs would be jeopardized if the shutdown lasts into March or even April, and he wants the list by no later than Friday, the newspaper reported, citing people familiar with the directive.




Hundreds of already frustrated and struggling federal workers demonstrated Wednesday in Washington, D.C., urging senators to stop sitting on the sidelines and get the government going again.

The workers held a silent protest in the Hart Senate Office Building for 33 minutes — one minute for every day they've gone without pay since the shutdown began. Many held paper plates with messages scrawled on them, like "hostage," "federal workers are going hungry" and "please let us work."

The protest then moved to the Russell Senate Office Building, where 12 demonstrators, including several union leaders, were arrested outside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office.