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Govexec.comPublic sector unions held a rally on Capitol Hill on Thursday to protest the debt ceiling impasse and furloughs at the Federal Aviation Administration.
"Look at this debt crisis we're in, and what a crisis it is," John Gage, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, told a large crowd gathered at the base of the Capitol on Thursday afternoon. "It is totally manufactured. What is on the table is an embarrassment," he shouted, referring to lawmakers' attempts to craft a deal that avoids a government default and reduces the deficit over the long term.
Gage told the group that he didn't intend to lose any more battles on behalf of federal workers. "We're drawing the line on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Tell me we are not going back," he said, amid chants of "We're not going back," from the crowd.
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which represents FAA workers, also participated in the rally. The agency furloughed 4,000 employees after lawmakers failed to reach a last-minute agreement last week on a stopgap funding measure for the agency. "It's dangerous to put hardworking federal employees in the middle of congressional battles," said an FAA employee who spoke at the rally, pointing out the widespread impact the furloughs would have on employees, including working mothers and homeowners who are "one paycheck away" from losing their homes.
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I'm a federal employee. These are my coworkers who have been furloughed, all un-necessarily because of rethuglican partisanship.
Rethuglicans are destroying the United States Government, and are the enemy of the people.
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