As the federal government shutdown continues, families across the D.C. region are feeling the strain from missed paychecks and stalled work.

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One Maryland woman, whose name WTOP agreed not to use, shared how the shutdown has collided with her personal health crisis. Her husband, a longtime federal employee, is currently furloughed while she battles breast cancer for the second time.

“All of the people who have been making these decisions have no respect nor any education about the value of t

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