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'Really, really frustrating': Furloughed federal workers share their stories

By Hosts
Published October 6, 2025 at 6:50 AM EDT

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have been furloughed because of the government shutdown. NPR's Morning Edition spoke with three of them about their experiences.

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