VP Vance warns 'deeper' cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown continues

"Vance warned that as the federal shutdown continued, the new cuts would be "painful," even as he said the Trump administration worked to ensure that the military is paid this week and some services would be preserved for low-income Americans, including food assistance. Still, hundreds of thousands of government workers have been furloughed in recent days and, in a court filing on Friday, the Office of Management and Budget said well over 4,000 federal employees would soon be fired in conjunction with the shutdown."

""The longer this goes on, the deeper the cuts are going to be," Vance said on Sunday. "To be clear, some of these cuts are going to be painful. This is not a situation that we relish. This is not something that we're looking forward to, but the Democrats have dealt us a pretty difficult set of cards.""

"Labor unions have already filed a lawsuit to stop the aggressive move by President Donald Trump 's budget office, which goes far beyond what usually happens in a government shutdown, further inflaming tensions between the Republicans who control Congress and the Democratic minority. The shutdown began on Oct. 1 after Democrats rejected a short-term funding fix and demanded that the bill include an extension of federal subsidies for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act."

Vice President JD Vance warned that a prolonged federal shutdown will force deeper, painful cuts to the federal workforce. He said the administration is working to ensure military pay this week and to preserve some services for low-income Americans, including food assistance. Hundreds of thousands of government workers have been furloughed and the Office of Management and Budget said well over 4,000 federal employees would soon be fired. The Smithsonian closed museums, research centers and the National Zoo for lack of funding. Labor unions filed a lawsuit to block OMB's aggressive actions. The shutdown began Oct. 1 over disputes about extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, which will expire and raise monthly costs for millions.

Read at ABC7 Los Angeles