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Why some federal workers aren't scared by the threat of shutdown layoffs

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Jenna Norton is currently on furlough due to the government shutdown. She serves as a program director at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases within the National Institutes of Health, where her focus is on research into health disparities. (NPR)
Jenna Norton is currently on furlough due to the government shutdown. She serves as a program director at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases within the National Institutes of Health, where her focus is on research into health disparities. (NPR)

This article was originally published on October 07, 2025.

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