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Congressional staffers pull out loans, dip into savings as shutdown delays paychecks

The shutdown is officially reaching the one-month mark and with it, there are several deadlines coming up this weekend that could leave millions of people at risk of losing their food stamp benefits.

But it also means another thing for those who work on the Hill: They’ll be missing their paychecks. And it’s putting several of them in a bind.

House staffers get paid monthly, meaning this will be the first missed paycheck of the shutdown, and it’s putting some financial strain on several employees who need to pay rent this week.

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