The partial government shutdown, which entered its 20th day on Thursday, has forced some federal workers and their families to consider creative ― and sometimes tragic ― ways to make ends meet. At least 800,000 federal employees have been furloughed or, if deemed essential, ordered to work without pay. CNN’s “New Day” invited two of those government employees on the show Thursday to discuss the shutdown’s impact on their lives. I want the government to reopen.”“It probably will come down to ... where you could drive for a ride-sharing service,” Honan said later. “I just hope that it doesn’t drag on for much longer to where we will have to start selling our family’s heirlooms.”

Source: Huffington Post January 10, 2019 15:33 UTC