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January 2, 2019

Gov't Shutdown Enters 12th Day, Causing Chaos for Workers
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The partial government shutdown enters its 12th day today as President
Trump prepares to meet with congressional leaders just one day before
Democrats take control of the House. President Trump has insisted on
including $5 billion for border wall funding before he'll agree to sign
any spending measure. Eight hundred thousand government workers' lives
have been thrown into disarray by the shutdown, with 380,000 people
furloughed and another 420,000 forced to work without pay since the
House and Senate failed to pass an end-of-year spending bill on December
22. After headlines, we'll speak with lawyers for the federal workers'
union that is suing the Trump administration, saying it's illegal to
make federal employees work without pay.


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