. >> for 21 years, lylea johnson has scrubbed toilets at the department of agriculture to put food on the table. she's lived through multiple shdowns before but this is the first time she'll have to go without a paycheck. >> this is my water bill. >> reporter: concerns, much like her bill, are piling up. >> i nacd to go to work so i can earn money to put with money i have coming in to faye bills. >> reporter: she is mopping more than 3 million. she would have more than enough to get by if it wa just her. with you she's also got two growing boys to feed. >> reporter: the fear is coupled with the embarrassment of having to tell the utility companies that her payments may be late if they come at all. they says it is no way to run a household or a government. >> i am sick of it. they need to get. they in order.it s a techeese s sandwiches but she i counting her blessings. she just wants lawmakers to do theiris job. >> ienseless to put people out of work. >> frustrate. >> reporter: news4. >> and the impt goes even further. take a look at these lines. this is outside the smithsonian air and

. >> reporter: for 21 year lylea johnson has cleaned toilets to put food on the table. she' lived through multiple shutdowns but this is the first time she'll have to go without one of her paycheck. >> i need to go back to work so i can earn money to put with money i have coming in to pay these bills. >> reporter: she is among the more than 3 million contractors working for the government. her part time custodial job supplements her social security income. she would have more than enough to get by if it was justher. but she's also got two growing boys to feed. the fear is coupled with the embarrassment that comes with having to tell the utility companies her payment may bela all.f it comes at she says this is no way to retu return. grilledsteady diet of cheese sandwiches for them. but she is counting her blessings. >> some positive conclusion will come out corey smith, news4. just one of many. the smithsonian is running out of money and they'll be forced to cse the museums and galleries starting january 2nd. so who takes care of the animals at the zoo while the shutdown