FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Jay Reddy has spent more than 30 years as an attorney with the U.S. Department of Labor. But even after decades of public service, he says this year has been the most unpredictable of his career.

"It has definitely been the most unpredictable year of my 32-year career at the U.S. Department of Labor," Reddy said.

Reddy is one of thousands of federal employees currently furloughed as funding disputes continue. While he's experienced several government shutdowns over the past three decades, he says this one feels different.

"I've been here for every shutdown going back that far, including when Newt Gingrich was speaker and in the shutdowns that occurred toward the end of 1995 and January 1996, and that was very unpredictable how it was gonna go," he said. "This one fee

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