The Trump administration doesn’t understand the plight of employees affected by the shutdown

How out of touch must @WhiteHouse Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett be to say this about government workers not receiving a paycheck today?

“In some sense, they're better off.”

Tell that to the parents who need to pay their bills, pay off loans, feed their families. #TrumpShutdown pic.twitter.com/wtEJrpkbVs

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 11, 2019

Coast Guard families told they can have garage sales to cope with government shutdown https://t.co/Om07D2gpNT

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 9, 2019

And working without pay is great because you don’t have to worry about paying the bills… https://t.co/ykmhUDTlxP

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) January 11, 2019

"It's my job, it's my livelihood. It's how I put food on the table for my children," said one #EPA employee. "To have to go to your landlord and say 'I don't how I'm going to pay you.' I've never had to do that." #SavetheUSEPA #EPA #ShutdownStories https://t.co/OT6a77JnkI

— Save the U.S. EPA (@SavetheUSEPA) January 10, 2019