There appears to be no end in sight to the government shutdown, but one specific group of federal employees may be able to steer Congress toward a resolution: air traffic controllers. With the shutdown firmly in place, airports across the U.S. are dealing with major delays and safety concerns due to controller staffing shortages — the same issue that eventually led to the last shutdown being resolved in 2019. Air traffic controllers could once again prove crucial in bringing Democrats and the GOP to a deal, but this may be easier said than done.

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These employees will likely carry significant weight in reopening the government. Air traffic controllers “make up less than half of one percent of the federal workforce, but when it comes to a government shutdown,

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