Federal workers in the closure of the US government

American Federal workers described the uncertainty, with a lot now on an unpaid leave due to the closure of the government and one states that their salary is “held hostage.”

Workers who are considered necessary in service or their offices may still be, but they may not be paid as well as continued to be closed.

Government closure is a familiar position in the United States, and it can happen whenever Congress fails to vote through an annual budget. This began on Wednesday, and this stalemate is characterized by party conflicts on federal spending and democratic demands to expand the tax credits of health care.

What makes this closure different is the fact that President Donald Trump hopes to use the opportunity to make permanent discounts in government employment and spending.

BBC News talks to federal workers about their views and how they affected them.

Although most of the comments below are anonymous, we have verified that speakers are Federal workers. The US government employees are generally prevented from speaking to the media, and we have protected the identities of the speakers because they may face disciplinary measures if they are named.

“The last closure was brutal.”

He added: “This forced me to withdraw money from my retirement plan only to cover my bills. Now, they made it difficult to withdraw from our retirement accounts, so if this continues, as long as the last stop is stop, I do not know how I will pay my bills.”

The same worker said: “I voted for Trump, but I did not vote in favor of his violations against us.”

Another worker, of the Ministry of Internal Security, based in New Jersey, has a little different view: “Despite working without pay in time, I support the closure.”

He explained: “The Supreme Court has left:” The Supreme Court has left the president to move the authority of Congress without deterrence.

Meanwhile, an army operator in the army said that she was “somewhat conflicting” and did not mind a break from “the end of the appetite for the fiscal year – a year full of continuous directives and the constant threat” from a mass launch. “

She said she would support the closure if anything fruit comes, but I am not sure anything. “

“I do not like my seat, who is held, while the government is fighting separate issues,” said Randal of Kansas City, who works with the Aviation Weather Center.

He said he believed that maintaining a national weather supply was something that both parties usually agree on, so he was asked why “a surprising loss of money is because Congress is fighting on health care or anything.” He stressed that these were his personal opinions, not his opinions in his agency.

An unknown US Air Force employee told us that if the situation is not resolved, he will not have what he lives on. He expressed his dilemma as follows: “I still have to appear to work, but I will not receive their salaries, because if I am not considered AWOL.”

The Treasury worker had a message to the falling party against Trump’s Republican spending plans.

“I am heavily pleading with the Democrats to stand firm and not a cave to constantly assault health care and the ability to bear the costs of ordinary Americans,” she said. She added that there is no amount of threats to her position that would make her hesitate to see her.