The AFGE is the largest federal-employees union, representing approximately 820,000 workers across many agencies. This is not the first time the AFGE has called for an end to the government shutdown, but it is the first time it has backed the approved GOP avenue for getting out of the mess: a "clean CR," or a simple extension of current spending levels until more permanent appropriations measures can be worked out.
Elected officials expressed strong concern regarding the deplorable office conditions faced by IRS employees, citing overcrowded spaces, insufficient supplies, and safety hazards from exposed wires.
A source at the foundation told The Register staff are confused, scared, depressed, angry, and tired of the chaos. They're not sure what comes next and they can't do the job "because we have no funds to make awards."
I thought under this new administration, because they are fans of what our mission was, when we were offered the Fork, I thought, 'I don't need to take that 'cause I'm safe.'