If the looming government shutdown happens, Florida may bear some of the brunt. The White House has called for possible mass firings.

President Donald Trump looks poised to fire more federal employees if Congress cannot avert a government shutdown next week.

Amid the standoff, President Donald Trump’s administration is warning of “mass firings” of federal workers if the government shuts down, according to CNN. Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio warned that there could be “permanent cuts” if a potential shutdown is dragged out, and argued that Democrats would be to blame, according to CNN.

As lawmakers scramble to avoid a shutdown, the White House is making plans for widespread layoffs that could lead to a permanent federal downsizing

Democratic leaders said the administration’s plan to fire government workers in the event of a shutdown would not prompt them to drop their demands in their spending standoff with the G.O.P.

This is all caused by the Democrats, they asked us to do something unreasonable,” the president told reporters in the Oval Office.

The Trump administration is warning it will fire federal workers if a deal is not reached to prevent a government shutdown. President Trump is blaming Democrats for not making a deal. Democrats are criticizing Trump for cancelling a meeting to negotiate.

Democratic lawmakers from Maryland are reacting to a memo sent by the White House asking agencies to consider mass layoffs of federal workers if there is a government shutdown. The deadline to reach a funding agreement is Oct.