veterans who have sacrificed for their country will find their support centers unstaffed. tourists will find every one of the national parks and monuments immediately closed. and the communities and small businesses that rely on these national treasures will be out of customers and out of luck. and in keeping with the brood ramifications of a shutdown, i think it's important that everybody understand the federal government is america's largest employer. more than 2 million civil workers and 1.3 million active duty military serve in all 50 states and all around the world. hundreds of thousands of these dedicated public surcan'ts who stay on the job will do so with pay, and several hundred thousand more will be furloughed without pay. of course what will not be furloughed are the bills they have to pay. these americans are our neighbors, their kid goes to our schools, they worship where we do. they serve their country with pride, they are the customers of every business in this country, and they would be hurt greatly and as a consequence all of us will be hurt greatly should

veterans who have sacrificed for their country will find their support centers unstaffed. national parks and monuments from yosemite to smithsonian will be close. communities and small businesses that rely on these national treasures for their livelihoods will be out of customers. theeeping with ramifications of the shutdown, i think it is important that everybody understands the federal government is america's largest employer. more than 2 million civilian million military serve in all 50 states and all around the world. a event of a government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of these public servants that stay on the job would do so without pay, and several hundred thousand more would be immediately and indefinitely furloughed without pay. the bills they have to pay, the mortgages, car notes, those americans are are neighbors, their kids go to our schools, they worship where we do, they served their country with pride. they are the customers at every business in this country. they would be hurt greatly and as a consequence, all of us would be hurt greatly, should congress

veterans will find their support centers unstaffed. tourists will find every one of america's national parks from owe similarity -- yosemite and smithsonian will be closed. in keeping with the broad ramifications of a shut down, it is important that everybody understand the federal government is america's largest employer. more than two million civilian workers and 1.4 million active duty military serve in all 50 states and all around the world. in the event of a shut down, hundreds that stay on the job will do so without pay. several hundred thousand more will be furloughed without pay. what will not is their tuition and car notes. these are our neighbors, their kids go to our schools. they worship where we do, they have served their country with pride. they are the customers of every business in this country. they would be hurt greatly and as a consequence, all of us will be hurt greatly should congress choose to shut the people's government down. so a shut down will have a very real economic impact on real people right away. past sh

. >> veterans who have sacrificed for their country will find their support centers unstaffed. >> reporterovernment shuts down and stretched into late october, the department of veterans affair also run out of money and that means disability and pension checks could stop for elderly and ill veterans. advocates are outraged. >> that's what they need to pay rent, to buy food. it's not their total income, but it is a significant part of it. and taking that out of the mix because the government can't get their act together is really dangerous for those who need it the most. >> reporter: disability payments can reach $3,000 a month. for the war wounded, it can be a financial lifeline. tom is an iraq war veteran. >> any politician need to the understand that if you are holding veterans hostage for the sake of political gain or if you're trying to balance the budget on the backs of the men and women who have zachary fiezed for this country, you are going to pay a political price. >> reporter: for america's 1.4 million troops still on duty, the prospect has brought worry about delayed paychecks, e

veterans who have sacrificed for their country will find their support centers unstaffed. tourists will find every one of america's national parks and monuments from yosemite to the smithsonian immediately closed and the communities and small businesses that rely on these national treasures for their livelihoods will be out of customers and out of luck. and in keeping with the broad ramifications of a shut down, i think it's important that everybody understands the federal government is america's largest employer. more than 2 million civilian workers and 1.4 million active duty military served in all 50 states and all around the world. in the event of a government shut down, hundreds of thousands of these dedicated public servants who stay on the o -- the job will do so without pay, and others will be furloughed without pay. what of course will not be furloughed are the bills that they have to pay, their importantlies, their tuition -- their mortgages, their tuition payments, their car notes. these americans are our neighbors. their kids go to our schools. they worship whe

veterans who have sacrificed for their country will find their support centers unstaffed. tourists will find every one of america's national parks and monuments from yosemite to the smithsonian to the statue of liberty immediately closed and, of course, the communities then small businesses that rely on these national treasures for their livelihoods will be out of customers and out of luck. in keeping with the broad ramifications of a shutdown i think it's important that everybody understand the federal government is america's largest employer. more than 2 million civilian workers and 1.4 million active duty military serve in all 50 states and all around the world. in the event of a government shutdown hundreds of thousands of these dedicated public servants who stay on the job will do so without pay and several hundred thousand more will be immediately and indefinitely furloughed without pay. what, of course, will not be furloughed are the bills that they have to pay, their mortgages, their tuition payments, their car notes. these americans are our neighbors. their kids g

veterans who have sacrificed for their country will find their support centers unstaffed. tourists will find every one of america's national parks and monuments from yosemite to the smithsonian to the statue of liberty immediately closed. and of course the communities and small businesses that rely on these national treasures for their livelihoods will be out of customers and out of luck. in keeping with the broad ram fa i kas of a shutdown, i think it's important that everybody understand the federal government is america's largest employer. more than 2 million civilian workers and 1.4 million active duty military serve in all 50 states and all around the world. in the event of a government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of these dedicated public servants who stay on the job will do so without pay. and several hundred thousand more will be immediately and indefinitely furloughed without pay. what will of course not be furloughed are the bills that they have to pay. their mortgages, their tuition payments, their car notes. these americans are neighbors. their kids go to o

veterans who sacrificed for their country will find support centers unstaffed. tourists will find every one of america's parks and monuments from yosemite to the smithsonian to statue of liberty immediately closed. the communities and small businesses that rely on these will be out of customers and out of luck. in keeping with the broad ramifications of a shutdown, i think it's important that everybody understand the federal government is america's largest employer. more than 2 million civilian workers and 1.4 million active duty military serve in all 50 states and around the world. in the event of a government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of these servants who stay on the job will do so without pay. several hundred thousand more will be immediately and indefinitely furloughed without pay. what will not be furloughed are the bills that they have to pay. their mortgages, their tuition payments and car notes. these americans are neighbors. their kids go to our schools. they worship where we do. they serve their country with pride. they are the customers of ever

veterans who have sacrificed for their country will find their support centers unstaffed. tourists will find everyone of america's national parks and monuments from yosemite to the smithsonian to the statue of liberty immediately closed. and of course the communities and small businesses that rely on these national treasures for their livelihoods out of customers and out of luck. in keeping with the broad ramifications of a shutdown, i think it is important that everybody understand the federal government is america's largest employer. more than 2 million civilian workers and 1.4 million active duty military serve in all 50 states and all around the world. in the event of a government shutdown, hundred of thousands of these dedicated public servants who stay on the job will do so without pay. and several hundred thousand more will be immediately and indefinitely furloughed without pay. what of course will not be furloughed are the bills that they have to pay, their mortgages, their tuition payments, their car notes. these americans are our neighbors, their kids go to our s

veterans whof sacrificed for their country will find their support centers unstaffed. tourists will find every one of america's national parks and monuments from yosemite to the smithsonian to the statue of liberty immediately closed. and of course the communities and small businesses that rely on these national treasures for their livelihoods will be out of customers and out of luck. and in keeping with the broad ramifications of a shutdown i think it's important to remember the federal government is america's largest employer. more than 2 million civilian workers and 1.4 million active duty military serve in all 50 states and all around the world. in the event of a government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of these dedicated public servants who stay on the job will do so without pay, and several hundred thousand more will be immediately and indefinitely furloughed without pay. what of course will not be furloughed are the bills they have to pay. their mortgages their tuition payments, their car notes. these americans are our neighbors. their kids go to our schools.

veterans who have sacrificed for their country will find their support centers unstaffed. tourists will find every one of america's national parks and monuments from yosemite to the smithsonian to the statue of liberty immediately closed. and of course, the communities and small businesses that rely on these national treasures for their livelihoods will be out of customers and out of luck. and in keeping with the broad ramifications of a shutdown, i think it's important that everybody understand the federal government is america's largest employer. more than two million civilian workers and 1.4 million active duty military serve in all 50 states and all around the world. in the event of a government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of these dedicated public servants who stay on the job will do so without pay, and several hundred thousand more will be immediately and indefinitely furloughed without pay. what of course will not be furloughed are the bills that they have to pay, their mortgages, their tuition payments, their car notes. these americans are our neighbors, their

veterans who have sacrificed for their country will find their support centers unstaffed. forests will find every one of america's national parks and monuments immediately closed. and smallities businesses that rely on these national treasures for their livelihoods will be out of customers and out of luck. broadping with the ramifications of a shutdown, it is important that everybody understands the federal government is america's largest employer. more than 2 million civilian workers and 1.4 million active- duty military service in all 50 states and around the world. in the event of a government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of these dedicated public servant who stay on the job will do so without pay. several hundred thousand more will be immediately and indefinitely for mode without pay. of course, what will not be for toe are the bills they have pay. their mortgages, tuition payments, their carnage. these americans are our neighbors. their kids go to our school. we worship where we do. they serve their country with pride. they are the customers of every business in th