The White House has identified more than 4,100 federal workers for layoffs as the shutdown drags on

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : " Workers at agencies like the Internal Revenue Service, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Centers for Disease Control, National Weather Service, and Department of Defense told reporters that they expect more staff cuts.
56% : Americans could experience delays at Social Security, the post office, airports, national parks, and more if the federal firings and the shutdown continue.
50% : Since Trump took office in January, over 200,000 federal workers have lost their jobs and thousands more have left their government posts through retirement, buyouts, quits, and deferred resignations.
44% : The Department of Government Efficiency carried out mass firings and budget cuts in the spring, which many federal workers feel disrupted agency functions and led to untenable workloads.
38% : " The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees -- a large labor union representing federal workers -- filed suit against the government over the planned layoffs on September 30.
36% : In its suit, the American Federation of Government Employees said the staff cuts are "unlawfully laying off employees during the shutdown, and improperly using the shutdown as the basis for the layoffs.

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