LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) - The government shutdown is 36 days old and counting, making it the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

Representative Cleo Fields is holding town halls across the state to talk to the people of Louisiana about issues he feels they really care about.

"I don't work for the President," said Fields. "I work for the people in this district, and I would hope more members of Congress start taking that attitude."

He highlights how much the government shutdown has hurt people in Louisiana, especially the 18% which rely on snap benefits to feed their families.

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"Babies go to bed hungry and they're not Democrat or Republican babies, they're hungry babies," said Fields.

He says he's happy the Trump

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