DENVER (KDVR) — The federal government shutdown continues with Thursday marking the ninth day of the stalemate that does not seem to have an end date yet.
We are now hearing from federal workers in Colorado about how the shutdown is impacting them.
TSA says shutdown could mean longer wait times
Workers voice frustrations
Congresswoman Diana DeGette, of Colorado’s First Congressional District, held a roundtable of federal workers in Denver on Thursday. Workers expressed their frustrations about their lives being put on hold as Congress fails to make an agreement.
“I invited more people to come today, but maybe you guys will talk about how a lot of federal employees are afraid to speak out in front of the press because they are afraid to be fired,” said DeGette as the roundtable got underway…