Pity federal workers furloughed without pay. Since the Oct. 1 government shutdown, roughly 700,000 are anxiously waiting on the White House and Congress to reach agreement on funding the nation’s budget.
The number comes from the Washington, D.C.-based Bipartisan Policy Center, a nonprofit organization working across party lines to improve the lives of Americans.

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