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Baker On Shutdown: “The Longer It Goes, The Worse It’s Going To Get”

Josh Landes
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WAMC
Governor Charlie Baker addressing employees of Berkshire Sterile Manufacturing in Lee, Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is calling for an end to the partial federal government shutdown. 

Visiting Lee Friday, Baker said his office is monitoring the Health and Human Services programs affected by the partial shutdown, which he described as “OK for now.” The Republican expressed concern for furloughed federal workers living in the state.

“I think we, like so many others, want to see the shutdown end and we hope that those folks in DC can come to terms on this sooner rather than later," he told reporters. "The longer it goes, the worse it’s going to get.”

Baker was sworn in for a second term Thursday.

Josh Landes has been WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief since February 2018 after working at stations including WBGO Newark and WFMU East Orange. A passionate advocate for Berkshire County, Landes was raised in Pittsfield and attended Hampshire College in Amherst, receiving his bachelor's in Ethnomusicology and Radio Production. You can reach him at jlandes@wamc.org with questions, tips, and/or feedback.
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