A new food pantry has opened at Harry Reid International Airport to support federal workers affected by the ongoing government shutdown, now in its 23rd day.
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Airport Opens Food Pantry For Federal Workers During Government Shutdown
The Airport Food & Essentials Pantry offers baby food, toiletries, canned goods and other necessities to help local federal employees struggling during the extended shutdown. The pantry specifically serves the approximately 1,500 federal aviation workers at the airport, including TSA employees.
“Our response is going to go on as long as there is a need. I don’t think that we can say any differently. It’s essential, will remain essential until it’s nothing,” Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson said…