Federal workers sound off on shutdown

CNN: After years of salary freezes and shrinking bonuses, Linda Williams is now bracing to go without pay until the government shutdown ends.

A government employee for nearly 34 years, she earns just over $70,000 per year, and already has a tough time affording her rent, care for her 87-year-old mother and her student loan payments of $500 a month. Depending on how long the government shutdown lasts, the 56-year-old is worried she could fall apart financially.

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