Government workers are starting to miss paychecks due to the partial government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history.
Sarah Ferris, a congressional reporter for Politico, joins the Morning Shift to give an update on the shutdown, which entered its 24th day Monday.
Jim Conwell of the Greater Chicago Food Depository also joins the program to explain what the impasse means for that organization and the families it serves.
GUESTS: Sarah Ferris, Congressional reporter for Politico
Jim Conwell, spokesman for the Greater Chicago Food Depository
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