FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The government shutdown continues into Sunday, leaving more than a million workers without a month’s worth of paychecks. Some workers are also dealing with being furloughed.
Fresno mom of seven, Monica Haydostian, works as a tax examiner for the federal government. That work stopped a month ago because of the government shutdown. She said now, without any money coming in on her end, she’s trying everything to still care for her family.
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“I’m hopeful, but not confident. You know, it’s been this long already. I didn’t think it was going to go this long in the first place,” Haydostian said.
This is the first time in 16 years that her department was impacted by a government shutdown…