Nick Iannelli: As it relates to the Trump administration’s threats for mass layoffs during the shutdown, though, have you had any conversations with the administration about that?
 

VIRGINIA – During an interview with WTOP, Winsome Earle-Sears again refuses to stand up to Donald Trump as he threatens to fire even more Virginians amidst the government shutdown. Earlier this week, in an interview with NBC News Now, Winsome Earle-Sears refused to call on Donald Trump to stop firing Virginians. This follows Sears downplaying and dismissing the attacks on Virginia jobs that have been devastating for the Commonwealth.
 
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• Nick Iannelli: Spanberger also told us that she thinks you should urge the Trump administration to avoid all this talk about mass layoffs given the saturation of federal employees, especially in Northern Virginia. What’s your response to that?
• Winsome Earle-Sears: So let me go back to what I’ve originally said. Every single Republican House member voted to keep our government open. [...]
• Nick Iannelli: As it relates to the Trump administration’s threats for mass layoffs during the shutdown, though, have you had any conversations with the administration about that? You’ve urged Spanberger to lobby the Democratic senators to vote to keep the government open. She’s urging you to lobby the Trump administration to avoid these mass layoffs.
• Winsome Earle-Sears: I have answered the question. All of this started because we could not find seven Democrat senators to vote against a shutdown.

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