Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images Top Democrats unloaded on the White House for turning up the pressure in Washington's funding standoff, instructing agencies to prepare for mass layoffs if Congress fails to pass a spending bill by Oct. 1. In a memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), seen by Politico and published in full by Puck, the administration signaled it is prepared to go further than the usual furloughs seen in past shutdowns.