LANSING, Mich. (WILX) -Lawmakers in Washington D.C. are bracing for a shutdown of the federal government.

The blame game already beginning between lawmakers on Capitol Hill, and the Trump administration over failing to reach a budget agreement.

President Donald Trump vowed that many federal workers will be furloughed and some could lose their jobs.

Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin says Democrats remain willing to talk with the president and Republican leaders, but she says she wants to see more protections to healthcare programs.

“It is true that I am going to ask and be very clear that I want something on healthcare. Every single American is either at risk of losing their health insurance or having to pay more, and Michiganders right now, like October first, are starting to get that wa

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