IRS customer service representative Shannon Ellis, goes to work at the processing center where hundreds of her colleagues have taken buyouts and others face potential layoffs, Monday, April 14, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)IRS customer service representative Shannon Ellis, stands outside a processing center where hundreds of her colleagues have taken buyouts and others face potential layoffs, Monday, April 14, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Rosei Warren hauls compost to a garden plot in preparation for planting vegetables at the Ivanhoe neighborhood community garden, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)A pedestrian walks past the The Richard Bolling federal building, left, Monday, April 14, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Volunteers weed garden plots in preparation for planting vegetables at the Ivanhoe neighborhood community garden, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)People collect food staples at the Bishop Sullivan Center food pantry, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)A client picks up staples at the Bishop Sullivan Center food pantry, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Pantry director Christopher Lowrance looks for items requested by Beth Anne Mollett, left, at the Bishop Sullivan Center food pantry, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)A man collects food staples at the Bishop Sullivan Center food pantry, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Lee Roos packs bags for people to pick up at the Bishop Sullivan Center food pantry, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)The Richard Bolling federal building, at center, rises among other downtown landmarks, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Laboratory technician Asfaw Ayana examines a sample at the Kansas City Department of Public Health, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Public health director Dr. Marvia Jones, talks about federal grant cuts to the Kansas City Health department, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Demonstrators protest against Elon Musk and Department of Government Efficiency cuts outside a Tesla dealership, Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Demonstrators protest against Elon Musk and Department of Government Efficiency cuts outside a Tesla dealership, Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)The Richard Bolling federal building is seen at right among other downtown landmarks, Monday, April 14, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Shea Giagnorio packs belongings in her apartment days after getting fired from her job with the Administration for Children and Families, Monday, April 14, 2025, in Overland Park, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Shea Giagnorio packs belongings in her apartment days after getting fired from her job with the Administration for Children and Families, Monday, April 14, 2025, in Overland Park, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Shea Giagnorio packs belongings in her apartment days after getting fired from her job with the Administration for Children and Families, Monday, April 14, 2025, in Overland Park, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Shea Giagnorio, left, talks to a recruiter at a job fair on the day she was laid off from her job at the Administration for Children and Families, Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Shea Giagnorio, left, takes a phone call while at a job fair on the day she was laid off from her job at the Administration for Children and Families, Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Shea Giagnorio, left, talks to a recruiter at a job fair on the day she was laid off from her job at the Administration for Children and Families, Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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IRS customer service representative Shannon Ellis, goes to work at the processing center where hundreds of her colleagues have taken buyouts and others face potential layoffs, Monday, April 14, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
