""It has never been more important for the Administration to be prepared for a shutdown if the Democrats choose to pursue one," Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, wrote to agencies and departments Wednesday evening."
"Vought is instructing agencies to send "Reduction in Force (RIF) notices for all employees" in programs that are "not consistent with the president's priorities," according to the memo."
""This is an attempt at intimidation. Donald Trump has been firing federal workers since day one - not to govern, but to scare," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a statement responding to Vought's plan. "This is nothing new and has nothing to do with funding the government. These unnecessary firings will either be overturned in court or the administration will end up hiring the workers back, just like they did as recently as today.""
The Office of Management and Budget directed agencies to prepare Reduction in Force notices for employees in programs deemed inconsistent with presidential priorities. Programs funded in the proposed comprehensive spending measure would be exempt from those actions. The approach establishes protections for border security, immigration enforcement and national defense while allowing reductions in other programs. Critics labeled the move intimidation and predicted legal challenges and eventual reversal or rehiring. The directive intensifies pressure around a potential government shutdown and aims to compel support for a short-term funding measure before October 1 amid low trust between party leaders.
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