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Republicans worry Trump’s firings of federal workers will hit red states hard

  • President Donald Trump and U.S. House and Senate Republicans face a spending bill showdown, risking another government shutdown.
  • Maine Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins requested exemptions for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard employees due to economic impacts.
  • Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski indicated the current approach to downsizing may inflict trauma on civil servants.
  • Senator Bill Cassidy raised worries about the effects of firing FBI employees in Louisiana on local communities.
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Bridge MichiganBridge Michigan
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Great Lakes NowGreat Lakes Now

Trump firings hit Great Lakes sea lamprey program, Michigan forestry workers

Fish and wildlife officials tasked with holding back a species that would otherwise decimate the Great Lakes fishery were among those caught up in a mass purge of federal workers. Dozens, if not hundreds, of workers in other agencies were also fired without notice.

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AudacyAudacy

Risk grows for government shutdown, which would worsen effects of Trump's HR moves on federal workers in Pa.

President Donald Trump and U.S. House and Senate Republicans face a spending bill showdown, putting the government, once again, at risk of shutdown, says CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane.

·Philadelphia, United States
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AlternetAlternet

GOP senators 'begging for funds' as Trump’s mass layoffs imperil red states: 'Humbling turn of events'

A wide range of federal government agencies are being targeted for mass layoffs by the Trump Administration and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by SpaceX/Tesla/X.com CEO Elon Musk. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is being gutted, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) expects to suffer the same fate, and Trump proposes eliminating the U.S. Department of Education altogether. According to the Was…

·Washington, United States
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The OregonianThe Oregonian

Republicans worry Trump’s firings of federal workers will hit red states hard

'The DOGE push to downsize government employees will hit the coalition that elected Trump,' a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, wrote.

·Portland, United States
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Republicans worry GOP-led states will suffer from Trump’s firings of federal workers

WASHINGTON — Some Republicans are raising concerns about how reducing the federal workforce by potentially hundreds of thousands of people and canceling spending approved by Congress will affect the country — especially the regions filled with loyal GOP voters.

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