Forced to work without pay at the TSA

With no end in sight, the US government shutdown has officially entered its fourth week. Over 800,000 federal employees haven’t been paid due to a stalemate between Republicans and Democrats. Chris travels to Atlanta to meet a TSA officer on the brink of losing everything, and speaks with government workers at a rally in Washington DC, all with the same impassioned plea to lawmakers: “Do your job.”

SOURCES & FURTHER READING:

The government is STILL shut down
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-new...

The Longer the Shutdown Lasts, the More It Hurts the Economy
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/0...

The warnings are getting starker: Trump's government shutdown is becoming catastrophic for the economy
https://www.businessinsider.com/gover...

Georgia credit unions offer help to furloughed workers
https://www.ajc.com/business/georgia-...

CREDITS
Producer: Chris James
Camera: Erik Ljung & Jeremy Moorhead
Editors: Nick Blatt & Jesse Threatt
Research: Dushyant Naresh & Isabela Quintero
Supervising Producer: Allison Brown

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