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Energy chief warns ‘bigger ramifications’ on the horizon as shutdown threatens to stall nuclear modernization

Energy Secretary Chris Wright blasted Democrats on Sunday, calling it "deeply irresponsible" that the ongoing government shutdown has forced the Trump administration to furlough nuclear weapons contractors."It's deeply irresponsible to see the Democrats run this more than a month now, and unfortunately, we ran out of budget gymnastics we could play, and we have to start furloughing workers who are developing our next-generation nuclear weapons and nuclear stockpile," Wright said on "The Sunday Briefing.""This is very frustrating to me and angering, frankly," he added. KAROLINE LEAVITT WARNS DE

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