‘I’m Scared’: TSA Families Fear Falling Behind On Bills, Losing Their Homes

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January 9th, 2019

Jacinda, whose husband is a TSA officer in Portland, Ore. working during the shutdown without pay, with her two young children. Her family is worried about how they will pay their rent, electric bill and cell phone bills. “I’m scared and I’m trying to be O.K.,” she says. “I can’t be sad every day for … Continued

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Jacinda says she has “no idea” what her family will do if the government shutdown continues past January. Her husband’s last paycheck was Dec. 28 and, like many federal workers, he’s unlikely to get his next one at the end of this week. He may not get the one after that, due at the end of January, either.

“Our rent is due, the electric bill is due, our cellphones are now past due,” she says.

Her husband is a TSA officer in Portland, Ore., but he’s not speaking publicly because the Transportation Security Administration forbids personnel to do so.

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