"Graham said on NBC News's Meet the Press on Sunday that he was in favor of the Senate voting to reopen the government and prepared to have a rational discussion with Democrats but not with the government shut down. I'm willing to vote to open the government up tomorrow, Graham said. To my Democratic friends: I am not going to vote to extend these subsidies."
"Vance told Fox News's Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures that the longer it goes on, Maria, the more significant they're going to be. If you remember, we went nine days before announcing any significant layoffs. The longer this goes on, the deeper the cuts are going to be, Vance continued. More than 4,000 federal workers have so far been identified for job terminations."
Government shutdown nears two weeks as Senators Lindsey Graham and Mark Kelly remain entrenched. Graham said he would vote to reopen the government but refused to extend Obama-era Affordable Care Act subsidies, saying the cost requires scrutiny and that Democrats' demands would not change his stance. Vice President JD Vance warned deeper, permanent federal workforce cuts the longer the shutdown continues, noting more than 4,000 workers identified for termination and earlier delays before layoffs. The Senate repeatedly voted on stopgap funding but failed to reach a 60-vote threshold as Democrats withheld sufficient support.
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