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A government shutdown puts thousands of federal jobs in Kansas at risk.

The Trump administration has threatened mass firings of federal workers instead of furloughs during a shutdown.

Kansas had 26,300 federal government jobs as of August, with 3,100 in the Topeka area.

U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt said he would prefer a "thoughtful and methodical" approach to reducing the federal workforce.

The government shutdown puts jobs at risk for thousands of Kansans who work for the federal government.

The shutdown started Oct. 1 after Republicans and Democrats in Congress failed to reach a deal on a continuing resolution. President Donald Trump's administration has threatened mass firings of federal workers during a shutdown instead of furloughs.

"We can do things during the

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