White House orders agencies to prepare for mass firings, not furloughs

Watch White House orders agencies to prepare for mass firings, not furloughs - Straight Arrow News on Dailymotion

Transcript

00:00The White House is now warning federal agencies if the government shuts down next week, don't

00:07expect furloughs, expect firings. In a memo obtained by NBC News, the Office of Management

00:13and Budget directed agencies to prepare for mass layoffs in programs that would lose funding and

00:19are, quote, not consistent with the president's priorities. That marks a major shift from past

00:24shutdowns when most federal workers were furloughed and eventually returned to their jobs

00:29once Congress cut a deal. The memo says agencies should revise their plans to retain only the

00:34bare minimum staff needed to carry out legally required functions. Lawmakers have until next

00:40Wednesday, October 1st, to pass a spending bill and avoid a shutdown.