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Thousands of Jobs Hang in Balance as Government Shuts Down
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7:26Now PlayingHouse Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain says that OMB director Russ Vought confirmed to her caucus that layoffs will go forward if the government shutdown continues and that cuts will help determine which government employees are "essential."
The White House is halting $18 billion in New York infrastructure funding due to concerns over diversity and inclusion practices and as the first day of a federal shutdown grinds government work to a halt.
Russell Vought, the director of the US Office of Management and Budget, cited the “unconstitutional DEI principles” as the reason for the funding freeze in a post on X on Wednesday. “Specifically, the Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Ave Subway,” he said.
The move comes as President Donald Trump and Republicans are pitted against congressional Democrats, including New York Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, over funding.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul was in the midst of holding a press conference with other elected officials in front of the Statue of Liberty to protest the government shutdown when she received news of Vought’s tweet.
“You know as I stand here, the bad news just keeps coming,” Hochul said, adding that the administration is using culture wars as a pretext for its actions.
“Culture wars, over the tens of thousands of jobs that we’ve created, with these infrastructure projects that were literally talked about for decades, that we finally could get moving, create jobs and opportunity and take care of infrastructure challenges that others were too timid to take on in the past,” she said.
In a subsequent statement, Hochul said she will use “every tool available” to restore the funding.
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