Additionally, the Trump administration plans to lay off thousands of federal employees, which would reshape the federal workforce. Claims about immigrantsSchumer also rebuffed GOP leaders, saying that Democrats want to include people without legal immigration status in federal health care programs. Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan said she wants Democrats and Republicans to negotiate on health care provisions. “I’ve been making the case constantly that (it) is literally my obligation to try and fight for health care, and I’m willing to talk to anyone,” she said. The suit argues that there is no statutory authority to fire federal employees during a government shutdown.