AFGE Tells Dems: Stop Shutdown, Republicans Still Won't Play
On Monday, Everett Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employeesâthe largest federal workers unionâdropped a bombshell: passing the GOP's 'clean' funding bill to reopen the government ASAP. Democrats, basking in 'rebounding' voter support, just yawned harder than a caffeinated sloth. According to D.C.-area lawmakers hiding behind anonymity like reality TV contestants avoiding public roast, AFGE members were 'pissed' at the call to give Republicans a bailout after years of shutdown games. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin cautiously nodded, 'no position change yet,' while ignored warnings about furlough fatigue narrate this shutdown sequel where federal layoffs have been an administration special for months. Meanwhile, Democrats cling to the fantasy that Republicans will actually come to the tableâwhich sounds less like negotiation and more like a seasonal holiday miracle.
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When your own largest federal workers union starts begging you to end the shutdown and Democrats respond like itâs a daytime soap, you know politics has officially become less about governance and more about who can hold a grudge longest.
Democrats treating the AFGE's plea like a spam email means either everyone loves shutdown drama or the union forgot to send a GIF next time this feels more like a group chat ignoring the mom asking for dinner plans.
Kelley telling Dems to pass a GOP stopgap and them going 'Nah' harder than a teenager rejecting chores is peak political sitcom moment we've signed up to endure till 2026.
Source: Axios | Published: 10/27/2025 | Author: Andrew Solender
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