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DC shutdown throws American folks below the bus
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DC shutdown throws American folks below the bus

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Last updated: October 12, 2025 9:24 am
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It’s one factor for DC lawmakers to see taxpayers as strolling ATMs for dear insurance policies, it’s one other to throw us below the bus.

That’s what’s taking place on Capitol Hill, as Democrats and Republicans proceed the federal government shutdown standoff. They are going to nonetheless receives a commission, however members of the navy and authorities staff getting pink slips are hitting a monetary wall.

The Trump administration laid off greater than 4,100 staff Friday amid the continued authorities shutdown, based on a new courtroom submitting from the Justice Division.

A senior administration official advised The Hill the figures are “only a snapshot in time.”

“Extra RIFs (reductions in drive) are coming,” the official mentioned.

Essentially the most vital layoffs passed off on the Treasury Division, with 1,446 staff receiving RIF notices Friday.  The Division of Well being and Human Companies reduce roughly 1,100 to 1,200 staff, the submitting states.

Friday’s RIFs additionally impacted roughly 466 Schooling Division staff, 442 Division of Housing and City Improvement staff, 315 Commerce Division staff, 187 Power Division staff and 176 Division of Homeland Safety staff.

Collectively, the counts imply no less than 4,100 authorities staffers discovered Friday they had been shedding their jobs.

And the blame beat goes on in Congress. It’s the Republicans’ fault, say Democrats. It’s the Democrats’ fault, say Republicans.

What do Individuals need to say? They’re each accountable.

A brand new Reuters/Ipsos ballot launched final week discovered that Individuals blame each Republicans and Democrats for the continued authorities shutdown and are anxious providers might falter. That’s already taking place.

Smithsonian museums and the Nationwide Zoo will near the general public beginning Sunday if the shutdown continues. As Time reported, that may have an effect on among the hottest vacationer sights in Washington, D.C. — together with the Nationwide Museum of Pure Historical past, the Air and House Museum, and the Nationwide Zoo — which have used prior-year funds to remain open because the shutdown started on Oct. 1.

In accordance with the ballot, some 67% of respondents mentioned Republicans deserved a good quantity or a substantial amount of blame, whereas 63% mentioned the identical of Democrats. Some 63% additionally mentioned President Trump deserves no less than a good quantity of blame.

These leaders have constituents, do they not? Many are seemingly affected ultimately by the shutdown, whether or not they’re being “decreased,” or going with out pay or having funding for his or her jobs dry up. When did they get pushed on the again burner?

When the shutdown grew to become a political platform, after all. Each growth, or lack thereof, is ripe for impassioned speeches, pithy soundbites and orchestrated outrage. “How dare they,” whoever “they” are.

And if political jockeying is the purpose of the shutdown, not discovering an answer or, dare we are saying it, reaching a concession, then the meter will simply hold operating, the paychecks will proceed to stall, and staff idled.

One factor the shutdown has achieved is to make the American folks much more fed up with Capitol Hill than common. A Gallup ballot launched Friday reveals a file 62% of Individuals say the federal authorities has an excessive amount of energy — the best share since Gallup first started monitoring this pattern in 2001.

It’s not excellent news for DC leaders, however hopefully it should function a wake-up name.

Editorial cartoon by Steve Breen (Creators Syndicate)

 

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