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BumRushDaShow

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Mon Sep 29, 2025, 02:08 PM Monday

Showdown on Capitol Hill: Federal Workers Demand Schumer & Jeffries Block Trump's Shutdown Power Grab [View all]

Source: Federal Unionists Network

4 hours ago


WASHINGTON, DC — A letter titled “No Bad Budget in Our Name” will be delivered today to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Through a private sign-on letter, the Federal Unionists Network and 35 local, council, and national unions representing tens of thousands of federal workers are calling on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to oppose any budget that undermines access to affordable healthcare for millions of Americans or weakens Social Security, the VA, scientific agencies, regulatory protections, and the other services and programs tens of millions of Americans rely upon, even if it means a government shutdown. From the letter:

"A government shutdown is never Plan A. Federal workers and the communities we serve will face severe hardship. But federal workers will willingly forego paychecks in the hopes of preserving the programs we have devoted our lives to administering.”

Federal workers and their unions are calling on Congress to refuse any budget that further weakens critical public services and programs that millions of Americans rely upon.

Read more: https://www.federalunionists.net/press/statements/shutdown-showdown-press-statement



Link to Federal Unionists Network LETTER (PDF) - “No Bad Budget in Our Name”

The M$M is intentionally setting the negative "scared" narrative while the RW media is reporting on this. Politico has this but only as a "Live Updates" thing.
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Hurray Federal Workers! We Are Stronger Together!! The Roux Comes First Monday #1
Recommend sheshe2 Monday #2
Now let's get those voices in front of the cameras KS Toronado Monday #7
Good on them, if they are willing to take the pain so should the rest of US democracy loving people,if no dealSHUTITDOWN ImNotGod Monday #3
The media and the Dem leadership need to amplify this. yellow dahlia Monday #4
"Messaging people!" BumRushDaShow Monday #5
Indeed. I have only seen one reference to the lie about immigrants getting Medicaid. yellow dahlia Monday #10
Allowing for the occasional misstatement, slightlv Monday #12
Soros' company bought the big radio/podcast company "Audacy" last year BumRushDaShow Monday #13
Great info. Thanks! I will see which radio station they have near me. yellow dahlia Monday #17
Here is a list of the Audacy radio stations (by city) BumRushDaShow Monday #19
Thank you! yellow dahlia Monday #20
Most welcome! BumRushDaShow Monday #21
NPR had a news item about the impasse. returnee Tuesday #22
I so hope this Works Out for those Cha Monday #6
Well, we know and have known where We the People stand. Is their anyone out there in "leadership" listening? flashman13 Monday #8
This should be breaking news everywhere nuxvomica Monday #9
THEY GET IT Skittles Monday #11
Wow--proud to be a retired federal worker after reading this mchill Monday #14
Proud retired Fed! 50 Shades Of Blue Monday #15
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Proud retired fed here Pas-de-Calais Monday #18
This is all well and good maxrandb Tuesday #23
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