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Home to 80k federal workers, this Virginia county feels the shutdown's impact

By Steve Inskeep
Published October 2, 2025 at 6:23 AM EDT

Around 80,000 federal employees call Fairfax County, Virginia, home. County Chairman Jeffrey McKay talks about his community's concerns over the government shutdown and what is being done to help.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
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