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Fifth Week Shutdown Leaves Workers Unpaid, Strained

With the federal shutdown nearing a fifth week, 730,000 employees are working without pay and 670,000 are furloughed, prompting food lines and sold belongings. In Chicago, Jill Hornick opened a $0 paycheck and wept; in Northern Virginia, Rep. Don Beyer helped load groceries for waiting workers. There are no negotiations: Democrats want any deal to extend expiring health insurance subsidies, and President Trump says he won’t meet unless “they let the country open.” Trump reprogrammed funds to pay the military and some law enforcement. Workers fear unequal treatment as SNAP funding could run out in November.

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