Five Ways the Trump Shutdown Is Harming Struggling Workers, Families and Communities
By Donovan Hicks, Heidi Schultheis, Rejane Frederick, Azza Altiraifi and Rachel West, Center for American Progress President Donald Trump recently claimed that he can relate to the strain experienced by federal workers living paycheck-to-paycheck. However, his efforts to prolong the current government shutdown—already the longest in U.S. history—suggest otherwise. In addition to furloughed federal workers, this cruel, manufactured crisis has added immeasurable uncertainty […]