'You Feel Like You're Being Held Hostage': Air Traffic Controller On Working Through Shutdown
Michael Metz, an air traffic controller in Albuquerque, is one of the many federal employees working without pay during the government shutdown, which is now in its 17th day.
The federal government shutdown is in its 17th day with no deal in the works. The White House has requested $5.7 billion to fund President Trump’s border wall and hundreds of millions of additional dollars, but talks between Vice President Pence and Congress over the weekend produced no breakthrough.
Meanwhile, thousands of federal employees continue to work full time with no pay,
