"Heather Campbell lost her job working for a food bank over the summer because of federal funding cuts. Her husband serves as an officer in the Air Force, but now he's facing the prospect of missing his next paycheck because of the government shutdown. If lawmakers in Washington don't step in, Campbell's husband won't get paid on Wednesday. Because the couple lacks the savings to cover all their expenses, they expect to survive on credit cards to pay the mortgage and feed their three children."
"You're asking us to put our lives on the line or the people we love to put their lives on the line, said Campbell, 39, who lives outside Montgomery, Alabama, near Maxwell Air Force Base. And you're not even going to give us our paycheck. What? There is a lot of broken trust there. The nation's third shutdown in 12 years is once again raising anxiety levels among service members and their families because those in uniform are working without pay."
Heather Campbell lost her job at a food bank due to federal funding cuts, and her husband, an Air Force officer, faces missing his next paycheck because of the government shutdown. The couple lacks sufficient savings and plans to rely on credit cards to cover the mortgage and feed their three children, accumulating debt as the stalemate continues. Service members are working without pay and will receive back pay after the impasse ends, but many military families live paycheck to paycheck. During prior shutdowns, Congress passed legislation to maintain troop pay, but lawmakers have yet to reach an agreement before the next payroll.
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