Democrat claims some federal workers want to suffer through shutdown to get at Trump
November 4, 2025 | Adam Pack
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen is claiming that struggling federal workers agree with Democrats’ shutdown strategy despite the funding lapse creating financial uncertainty for hundreds of thousands who receive a government salary.
Van Hollen, who represents a vast swath of federal workers in Maryland’s D.C. suburbs, voiced confidence that government employees want Democrats to keep the government shuttered indefinitely until their demands are met, in a brief interview with the Daily Caller News Foundation on Monday. The Maryland Democrat suggested that federal workers care more about opposing President Donald Trump’s agenda rather than receiving their next paycheck in a timely manner.
“I think they all would like to see the shutdown end, but they also don’t like giving Donald Trump a blank check,” Van Hollen said while also acknowledging that federal workers have a “mix of views” on the subject. “I mean, he’s been shutting down parts of this government since Day One. I mean, he brought in Elon Musk, right? And they took a chainsaw to different federal agencies, so they’ve been shutting it down piecemeal since Day One.”
When asked if federal workers’ support for the 35-day shutdown is weakening over time, Van Hollen replied, “I haven’t seen their support eroding.”
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