As the District and the U.S. buckle in for a federal government shutdown, some in our area remember the last time this happened.

The memories aren't fond ones.

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The last government shutdown, which began in late 2018 and continued for 35 days into 2019, was also the longest shutdown in U.S. history.

In that time, 380,000 federal workers were furloughed, or made to stay home from their jobs without a paycheck.

Another 420,000 federal workers were considered "excepted," meaning their jobs were considered essential and they had to work, but their pay was withheld until the shutdown ended.

Many of those unpaid federal workers lined up outside in near-freezing temperatures to get free groceries. One mother of three told

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