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WA leaders cast blame over federal government shutdown: ‘Stop playing games’

There are real people suffering from the shutdown,” U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner, R-WA, told reporters on Oct. 19.

'Not an end in sight' for government shutdown, one WA congressman says

It day 13 of the federal government shutdown and the stalemate In Washington D.C. continues.The government shutdown started on October 1, when senators failed ...
CNN

Threat of federal firings hangs over Washington as government will remain shut down through at least Friday

Congress left town Wednesday without a solution to break its bitter impasse over government funding, with the shutdown now set to last until at least Friday when members return for more votes. The ...
NBC Washington

White House lays groundwork for mass government firings if there's a shutdown

The White House is raising the stakes of a potential government shutdown by drafting a request for federal agencies to prepare “reduction in force” plans in the event that Congress doesn’t pass a ...