Maryland and Virginia Democrats rallied in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, calling out the Trump administration for sending layoff notices last week to thousands of federal workers during a government shutdown.

Some of those notices were sent in error.

Maryland Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks led the charge outside the Office of Management and Budget, asking Republicans to come to the table to end this shutdown.

They say these mass firings are illegal, and they're working to reinstate fired employees.

"What we have is an administration that thinks it's above the law," Van Hollen said. "We're here to say we're going to fight for our constitution."

Maryland congressman Johnny Olszewski called it "political purges."

"That's why I have introduced legislation to make it absol

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