Amid the shutdown, furloughed federal workers and government contractors are struggling. Some grocery stores and restaurants are handing out free food. Unions are negotiating to get members more time to pay utility bills.
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Federal workers seek loans, second jobs as shutdown lingersOGDEN, Utah (AP) — Rachael Weatherly is a senior adviser for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, but she's considering trying to get a job at a grocery store. Weatherly is among the 800,000 federal employees who aren't getting paychecks for the first time Friday because of the lingering government shutdown. They are scaling back spending, canceling trips, applying for unemployment benefits and taking out loans to stay afloat, with no end in sight for a partial shutdown that enters its 21st day Friday and will be the longest in history by this weekend.
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Government Shutdown Leaves Federal Workers Struggling To Pay For Food, MedicationGovernment shutdown leaves federal workers struggling to pay for food, medication
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Attempts To Make Shutdown 'Painless' May Stretch Limits Of Federal LawThe Antideficiency Act lets the government continue running without funding to protect human life and government property. But the IRS is using an exception in the act to justify bringing furloughed workers back without pay to process tax returns.
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Furloughed workers stretch to manage financial concerns during shutdownFrom cancer treatment to mortgage payments, federal workers in the Washington area try to juggle financial concerns with no end to shutdown in sight.
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