Timothy McLaughlin, a national representative for the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 800,000 federal workers nationwide, said in a phone interview that he receives calls daily from New York-based employees fearing for their jobs or confused by the conflicting direct

The cost of the overall tax cut is large enough to put huge stress on other parts of the economy, no matter how it’s paid for. The most damaging way to pay for this would be to enact large cuts in spending programs that provide benefits to economically vulnerable families.

The firings are “going to affect safety of flight, safety of shipping, safety of everyday Americans,” Admiral Tim Gallaudet told The Associated Press on Friday. President Donald Trump appointed Gallaudet as acting NOAA chief during his last administration. “Lives are at risk for sure.”