It’s one thing for DC lawmakers to see taxpayers as walking ATMs for pricey policies, it’s another to throw us under the bus.

That’s what’s happening on Capitol Hill, as Democrats and Republicans continue the government shutdown standoff. They will still get paid, but members of the military and government workers getting pink slips are hitting a financial wall.

The Trump administration laid off more than 4,100 employees Friday amid the ongoing government shutdown, according to a new court filing from the Justice Department.

A senior administration official told The Hill the figures are “just a snapshot in time.”

“More RIFs (reductions in force) are coming,” the official said.

The most significant layoffs took place at the Treasury Department, with 1,446 employees receiving RIF notice

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