Federal Workers Struggle Amid Prolonged Government Shutdown
TL;DR
A federal worker, Stephanie Rogers, and her family are struggling financially due to the ongoing government shutdown, leading them to live with her mother, dip into retirement savings, and cut back on expenses, highlighting the personal toll of the shutdown on federal employees and their families.
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- "It feels terrible." Federal worker's family tightens their belts as shutdown drags on NPR
- Trump administration lays off thousands of federal workers during government shutdown CNN
- ‘Using us as political pawns’: federal workers reel over threats of firings and withheld back pay The Guardian
- 'Total disaster': Some furloughed workers plan to hold garage sales, dip into savings to weather government shutdown ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Federal workers in Boston area say they haven’t seen a shutdown this chaotic or seemingly vindictive The Boston Globe
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