then i am going to have to figure out what i m going to do to sustain my lifestyle and just to be able to eat, honestly. all right. best to you. lorie mccann, thank you so much for joining us from chicago. thank you. president trump breaking his silence on detained american paul whelan nine days after russia arrested whelan on espionage charges. we re live in moscow, next. mike mike mike.mike what day is it mike? ha ha! leslie, guess what today is? it s hump day. whoot whoot! ronny, how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? i d say happier than a camel on wednesday. hump day!!!! yay!! get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more.
i ve been on a job for 28 years. how do you start all over again? but if it goes on much longer, then i am going to have to figure out what i m going to do to sustain my lifestyle. got it. and just to be able to eat, honestly. right. all right. best to you, lorie mccann. thank you so much for joining us from chicago.
provide for their families? and i know, ms. mccann, you said you don t want to get into the politics. but when the president of the united states says to all americans, and most notably to the federal workers who are not receiving these paychecks, he says, i can relate and i m sure people who are on the receiving end will make adjustments, they always do. it makes you chuckle, but, you know, this is serious business, too, right? so what is your visceral gut reaction here besides the laughter i just got from you? well, you know, this is our reality, our reality, which is our bills have to be paid. you know, we want to do our jobs. as federal employees, we are a dedicated work force and we re hurting, you know. and so we have to pay our bills. we have to figure out a way to pay our bills. if we apply for unemployment, and if congress passes a bill that says we ll receive back
i wonder, too, it seems as though you re in a state of constant uncertainty. this is the third shutdown in one year. even if they get through this impasse, there s a chance it s only going to be for another short period of time. what is it like to be living under that constant cloud of worry that at any point you could be put be told that you aren t going to be getting a paycheck for the near future? absolutely. as you stated, earlier this year we had two. they were shorter. there s a whole government shutdown procedure you have to go through. you have to figure out who s accepted, who has to come in. then you do have to figure out, okay, what am i going to do? how long is this going to take? am i going to be able to pay my mortgage or rent? can i pay my car note? what about my utilities? what about my credit cards? there s so many things that you re questioning at that point. it s so uncertain. so you can t plan for anything. all right. lorie mccann, we wish you well as you wa