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BumRushDaShow

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4. That but also the program is not really run by money that comes from Congress

Reply to spinbaby (Reply #3)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 05:03 PM

21 hrs ago

It's money people pay to them and the agency sets that money aside in its own pot and tracks designated FTEs working on it... and those staff would still be paid during the shutdown as long as those funds are not exhausted (e.g., if they stop accepting applications and no additional money comes in to replensh).

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