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flag AFGE urges Senate Dems to pass clean funding bill to end shutdown and restore pay for furloughed workers.

flag The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), representing 820,000 federal workers, is urging Senate Democrats to end the ongoing government shutdown by passing a Republican-backed short-term funding bill without policy riders. flag The union calls the shutdown an "avoidable crisis" and demands immediate reinstatement and full back pay for affected workers, criticizing both parties for using the impasse for political gain. flag With hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed or working without pay, and SNAP benefits at risk of running out in November, AFGE’s shift in stance—supporting a clean funding bill—adds pressure on Democrats who insist on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies as a condition for reopening the government.

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