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It's a tense time for government workers throughout the region, local union officials said. A federal government shutdown could be implemented at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday due to legislators in Washington D.C. unable to end a stalemate over Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill."

If a shutdown happens, the White House has threatened to implement mass government firings of federal workers.

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"Of course, our guys are stressed," said Joe Shuker, vice president of AFGE Region 7, a union that represents federal employees, including Transportation Security Administration workers at the Philadelphia International Airport.

Shuker said federal TSA workers are expecte

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