The federal government shutdown marks its twentieth day this morning, the 3rd longest stoppage in history.  Democrats and Republicans in Congress remain far apart on a continuing resolution bill to reopen government, with Democrats insisting on restoration of Medicaid cuts and extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies.  Thousands of federal workers are either furloughed or working without pay, while thousands more face on-again, off-again layoffs.  Aryn Melton Backus, Deputy Director of National Public Health Coalition,  a member of Fired but Fighting  and a former employee at the Center for Disease Control and Nicole Cantello, an attorney with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Midwest Region, and President of AFGE Local 704 joined Monday Buzz host Brian Standing on October 20, 2025.

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