Gregg James, from the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), says North Dakota has around 5600 federal employees, with around 1500 of them currently on furlough.
Most of the federal employees impacted by the shutdown within North Dakota work at the airports in Fargo & Bismarck.
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Update: About an hour after this conversation aired, President Trump announced a temporary opening of the government.
See some of his comments here:
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