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  1. It’s time for to accept “yes” as an answer. Let us do our jobs. Let us reopen government.

  2. Because of the , 800,000 workers are not getting paid, but senior officials are receiving a raise? Utterly unfair & another insult to the hardworking men & women currently working w/out pay & forced to make substantial sacrifices while the gov't is closed.

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  3. This is an important thread. It highlights the local impacts of the government shutdown across the US. Please read.

  4. Mike Pence’s pay will jump from $230,700 to $243,500. This comes as more than 800,000 federal employees aren’t getting paid.

  5. 6 hours ago

    This is infuriating and insulting to veterans. A third of the Federal workforce are veterans. They're NOT on strike. They're increasingly getting furloughed because Donald Trump refuses to reopen the government.

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  7. If you’re traveling by airport make sure you thank the TSA agents coming to work unpaid. They are a vital part of our national security and it’s ridiculous Donald Trump and his administration are putting these families and Americans through this baby for no reason

  8. 10 hours ago
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    I’m a tenant’s rights/foreclosure defense lawyer in Chicago. If any federal workers in IL need help with their mortgage servicers/landlords, my firm will represent them for free until the ends and they get paid. DM me.

  9. The is impacting workers across our region, including local TSA agents. Holding our government hostage for an unnecessary wall is hurting hard-working Americans. We should not force to choose between their families and nat’l security.

  10. City Cup – across the street from my Oakland office – estimates its revenues are down 60% because of the . Meanwhile, Trump is threatening that the shutdown could go on for “years.” This White House is playing games with people’s livelihoods.

  11. 6 hours ago

    Flew home& employee asked when he could expect a paycheck.Its been 14 days& bills are due.He said they laughed at claim that fed workers support & put wall ahead of paycheck. Trump is delusional and heartless.End shutdown.

  12. There are over a dozen federal programs and grants that should receive increased funding before a border wall. Two, for example, would be Homeless Assistance Grants and the Housing for the Elderly program.

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  13. The wall hasn't even been built and it's already cost Americans too much.

  14. 9 hours ago

    Every year, I like to file my taxes early, because that REFUND money really comes in handy. This year, the will cause a delay in getting that SWEET refund money. Months? Years? It'll be a NATIONAL EMERGENCY when MAGAts realize this.

  15. 9 hours ago

    Trump owes the country that promised apology His is a disgrace, cutting off paychecks of hardworking Americans & denying us government services. Trump said if Mexico doesn't pay for the wall "I'll apologize" Trump - a dangerous sideshow

  16. TSA employees are literally sick of the unpaid . 300% increase in sick days. Many finding new jobs. 2,361,000 flight passengers daily, 300k are international. Less than 2000 border crossings where Trump's "wall" would go. Does Trump really care about security?

  17. . continues misleading the American people. We do not have a national emergency at the southern border and our border communities have never been more secure. It’s time to end the and get back to work .

  18. 12 hours ago
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    I flew out of yesterday and noticed very lax security. No shoes taken off, no laptops taken out, TSA personnel just rushed travelers through the metal detectors.

  19. Native communities are bearing the brunt of the . Republicans’ refusal to compromise is jeopardizing basic health care, education and food assistance on tribal lands. This is a disgrace.

  20. 7 hours ago

    I can’t stop re-reading the first paragraph. 😦 “Food stamps for 38 million low-income Americans would face severe reductions...more than $140 billion in tax refunds are at risk of being frozen...if the government shutdown stretches into February...”

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