Furloughed federal workers want to 'stop being used as pawns' in government shutdown

WBUR | By Anthony Brooks

Published November 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM EST

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The Capitol is seen on day 34 of the government shutdown, in Washington, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

As Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked in their fight over health care subsidies, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are paying the price.

WBUR’s Anthony Brooks reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.