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The federal government will soon begin laying off workers if the government shutdown persists, Fox News Digital has learned.

Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought held a call with House Republicans on Wednesday to discuss how the shutdown will affect the U.S. government.

He told lawmakers that reductions in force, or “RIFs,” meaning worker layoffs, were “imminent” and “likely a day or two out,” Fox News Digital was told.

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Vought described the move as Democrats forcing the Trump administration’s hand after Senate Democrats rejected the GOP’s plan to keep federal agencies funded multiple times.

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., also spoke up to

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