John Dickerson: “The Standoff Between The President And Democratic Leaders Over That Wall Has Shut Down Parts Of Government For 18 Days.” JOHN DICKERSON: “The standoff between the president and democratic leaders over that wall has shut down parts of government for 18 days. Democrats are demanding equal air time to respond to the president’s speech.” [CBS This Morning, CBS, 1/8/19; Video]
Mary Bruce: “The Air Line Pilots Association Says It Is Making The Air System More Dangerous Saying, Quote, The Shutdown Is Adversely Affecting The Safety, Security, And Efficiency Of Our National Airspace System.” [Good Morning America, ABC, 1/8/19; VIDEO]
The Real Impact of the Trump Shutdown
Tom Costello: “One Of The Programs In Jeopardy, Food Stamps. Nearly 39 Million People Use It To Feed Their Families, And It’s Quickly Running Out Of Funding.” Food Stamp Recipient: “I Won’t Be Able To Come In Here And Buy My Groceries.”[Today, NBC, 1/8/19; VIDEO]
Tom Costello: “The Department Of Housing And Urban Development, HUD, Also Left Scrambling, Asking Landlords Not To Evict Thousands Of Tenants Covered By A Now Expired Program.” [Today, NBC, 1/8/19; VIDEO]
Tom Costello: “Rachel Turner’s Husband Brian Is A TSA Officer Still On The Job.” Rachel Turner: “He Loves What He Does, I Don’t Want To Have To Ask Him Not To Do It. If Our Livelihood Depends On It, There Will Come A Point Where We Have To Decide, Do We Stay Or Do We Go?” TOM COSTELLO: “The paychecks for TSA officers won’t land in their bank accounts later this week if the government still has the out-of-office message. Some of those screeners calling out sick in protest though the TSA union is urging them not to. Rachel Turner’s husband Brian is a TSA officer still on the job.” RACHEL TURNER: “He loves what he does, I don’t want to have to ask him not to do it. If our livelihood depends on it, there will come a point where we have to decide, do we stay or do we go?” [Today, NBC, 1/8/19; VIDEO]
Tom Costello: “Fish And Wildlife Botanist Christy Scaralosal Spent All Her Savings To Move For A New Government Job Last Fall.” Christy Scaralosal: “Honesty, After Rent And Child Care, I Don’t Know How I’m Going To Pay The Bills For The Rest Of The Month.” TOM COSTELLO: “Fish and wildlife botanist Christy Scaralosal spent all her savings to move for a new government job last fall.” CHRISTY SCARALOSAL: “Honesty, after rent and child care, I don’t know how I’m going to pay the bills for the rest of the month.” TOM COSTELLO: :”A dream job derailed by a closed government. Christy and hundreds and thousands of other workers hope will be back in business soon.” [Today, NBC, 1/8/19; VIDEO]
Norah O’Donnell: “Hundreds Of Thousands Of Federal Employees Who Are Without Pay Are Beginning To Feel The Impact. Collectively, They’re Losing More Than $1.4 Billion A Week.” [CBS This Morning, CBS, 1/8/19; Video]
Sarah Waterson, Furloughed EPA Worker: “We’re Trying To Cut The Grocery Bills Just Down To Necessities. And We Don’t Live Extravagantly, So It’s Hard To Cut Out Any Bills.” [CBS This Morning, CBS, 1/8/19; Video]
David Gregory: “Those Employees, Like TSA Employees, Who May At Some Point Have To Look For Another Job Because They Can’t Afford To Sit Back And Wait For This To Get Resolve.” DAVID GREGORY: “The most vulnerable , when you talk about food stamps in our country being affected by this, those employees, like TSA employees, who may at some point have to look for another job because they can’t afford to sit back and wait for this to get resolve. Farmers who are looking for credits from the federal government, from the farm bureau, who won’t be able to get access to that money, this starts accumulate and verberate in ways that affect so many people.” [New Day, CNN, 1/8/19; Video]
David Gregory: “Farmers Who Are Looking For Credits From The Federal Government, From The Farm Bureau, Who Won’t Be Able To Get Access To That Money, This Starts Accumulate And Verberate In Ways That Affect So Many People.” DAVID GREGORY: “The most vulnerable , when you talk about food stamps in our country being affected by this, those employees, like TSA employees, who may at some point have to look for another job because they can’t afford to sit back and wait for this to get resolve. Farmers who are looking for credits from the federal government, from the farm bureau, who won’t be able to get access to that money, this starts accumulate and verberate in ways that affect so many people.” [New Day, CNN, 1/8/19; Video]