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Norfolk, VA – A new White House memo says “furloughed federal workers aren’t guaranteed compensation for their forced time off during the government shutdown” – and AG Jason Miyares continues to do nothing to protect Virginia’s federal workforce. The memo comes just days after Trump met with top advisor and Project 2025 author Russ Vought last week to “seize on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors,” which Miyares is silent about.
Miyares has continuously refused to stand up for Virginia’s 300,000 federal workers – all under threat from “imminent” layoffs – and the local economies that rely on them. Miyares also failed to protect Virginians from Trump’s Medicaid cuts that are gutting healthcare access in rural communities and his illegal tariffs, leaving Virginians to suffer higher costs while other states are fighting back.
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