White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday warned that the government would implement mass layoffs in the event of a shutdown, warning that Democrats demanding changes to a continuing resolution would be responsible.

The fiscal year is set to end on Tuesday. While the House approved a bill to keep the government afloat, it did not survive Senate scrutiny. Trump has already implemented both mass firings and myriad buyouts to reduce the size of the federal government, but a shutdown could see the federal workforce shrink further.

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