Swann House general manager Isabelle Hauswald stands in a room of the bed-and-breakfast, which has been hurt by the partial government shutdown. On the 19th day of a partial government shutdown, some federal workers are suffering as they start to go without paychecks. Some Swann House regulars are government workers who travel, she said, while other visitors cut trips short because Smithsonian museums are closed. [The government shutdown’s fear factor: “If I don’t work, my bills don’t get paid”]At Swann House, bookings are down more than 30 percent because of the partial government shutdown. Swann House general manager Isabelle Hauswald discusses with Christopher Emery the effect of the partial government shutdown.

Source: Washington Post January 09, 2019 23:01 UTC