tuition, life insurance. they need it to buy their medicine. and as these real-life consequences escalate because of self-inflicted problems by lawmakers, would you believe that the united states senate isn t scheduling votes on funding measures that have passed the house as republican leadership there is waiting for the president. that means while federal workers are working without pay, they are the ones really bearing the cost of this shutdown. the partial government shutdown is not only taking its toll on federal workers financially, it s also physically and mentally exhausting. many people are working longer hours to cover shift absences, and that means they re spending more time away from their families. then to add insult to injury, there is a chance they won t even be compensated. sandy parr works at a federal prison facility. she is a leader for her local union. sandy, thank you so much for being with us and telling us your story. thank you for having me. so your facilit