SAN ANTONIO — With tens of thousands of military members and federal civil servants at work here in San Antonio, the Mayor and City Manager held a joint briefing Wednesday afternoon to talk about the impact of the federal shutdown on local families.

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said "We certainly recognize as Military City USA, the number of military members and their families that are dealing with this uncertainty," adding "On a personal level, having been a civil servant, I know this can be a very disconcerting time as you try to make economic decisions."

Jones said she is hoping for a quick resolution.

"Hopefully this is something that our federal leaders can quickly come to resolution on, given the American people, and certainly San Antonio, is relying on them to make sure that people are

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