(FOX40.COM) — Saturday marks 18 days into the shutdown, and local and state leaders are speaking out against President Donald Trump and his administration for the continuation of the federal shutdown, influencing many government workers.

Leaders from all over the state gathered at the Sacramento International Airport on Friday amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, calling on the Trump administration to end what's now pushing federal workers to go unpaid and risk financial uncertainty or furlough.

Since the start of the federal government shutdown, Transportation Security Administration and Federal Aviation Administration employees have currently working without pay to keep the traveling public safe.

Speakers, including Congressman Ami Bera, state politicians Maggie Krell and Ang

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