Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to union protesters outside the U.S. Capitol building. (Jessie Bur/Staff)Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, speaks to union protesters outside the U.S. Capitol building. (Jessie Bur/Staff)American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox Sr. speaks to union protesters outside the U.S. Capitol building. (Jessie Bur/Staff)Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks to union protesters outside the U.S. Capitol building. (Jessie Bur/Staff)Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., speaks to union protesters outside the U.S. Capitol building. (Jessie Bur/Staff)Federal employees protest Sept. 24 outside the U.S. Capitol building for union rights. (Jessie Bur/Staff)A former federal employee joins the Sept. 24 protest outside the U.S. Capitol building for union rights. (Jessie Bur/Staff)National Treasury Employees Union National President Tony Reardon speaks to union protesters outside the U.S. Capitol building. (Jessie Bur/Staff)AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka speaks to union protesters outside the U.S. Capitol building. (Jessie Bur/Staff)
Extended period of interest-free commissary purchases and reduced-price meals for DOD school students affected by the government shutdown are available.
The government pulled together funds to pay troops Oct. 15 and now Nov. 1, but officials said it’s doubtful they'll be paid again if the shutdown persists.
