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Sarah McBride: “Millions of federal workers go unpaid, forced to either work…”

Featuring: Sarah McBride, Democratic | U.S. House Delaware's At-Large Congressional District

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What even is a government shutdown?

Published | Video Starts at 01:06

And when the money runs out, programs grind to a halt. That means we went into a shutdown. Now, shutdowns have real and widespread consequences for both federal workers and our constituents. Millions of federal workers go unpaid, forced to either work unpaid. That's. That's down. That's a federal worker. Dedicated public servants. Yeah. Many of them are forced to work without pay. Many others are furloughed and sent home. (01:06–01:12)

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Asserts that millions of federal workers are unpaid during shutdowns.

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