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AP Reader Question: What if Essential Federal Workers Don’t Show up for Work?
Federal employees miss pay as funding dispute over health care benefits stalls government; no votes planned until next week, officials said.
- On Friday, Oct. 10, 2025 the shutdown reached its tenth day and is expected to last another week after the Senate failed to advance stopgap funding, with no vote planned until Tuesday, forcing federal employees and the military to miss paychecks.
- A battle over health care benefits is central to the impasse, with Republicans saying they will only negotiate after a vote to reopen the government.
- Because the law mandates certain work, required federal workers must still report and risk discipline if absent; unpaid air traffic controllers and airport security screeners previously delayed thousands of flights, costing airlines tens of millions.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson blamed Democrats and urged the Senate to act, while President Donald Trump opposed automatic back pay and vowed permanent cuts to Democrat programs.
- In the Capitol on Wednesday, a heated confrontation erupted between House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., over extending Affordable Care Act subsidies.
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right5Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Center
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C 43%
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