Nearly 80,000 federal workers in Washington state and thousands more in Oregon are bracing for furloughs or working without pay as the shutdown begins.
OREGON, USA — Leaders in Oregon and Washington spoke out Wednesday about the government shutdown, addressing their fellow Democrats’ demands to extend Obamacare subsidies before they expire at the end of the year to ensure health care funding continues and to avoid premiums growing.
Washington Sen. Patty Murray and Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley both made it clear that Democrats are going to stand strong and demand the action they are looking for from Republicans.
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