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White House budget director Vought says over 10,000 federal workers could be laid off during the shutdown

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House budget director Russell Vought said more than 10,000 government employees could be laid off during the government shutdown.

“I think we’ll probably end up being north of 10,000,” Vought said during an interview on “The Charlie Kirk Show.”

(Reporting by Nandita Bose in Washington; Editing by Chris Reese)

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