65-year-old furloughed by government shutdown: 'I could lose the house. I could lose my car. I could lose everything'

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65-year-old furloughed by government shutdown: 'I could lose the house. I could lose my car. I could lose everything'

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On Tuesday, Willie Price woke up at 3 a.m. to deliver newspapers. At 6:30 a.m., she clocked into her food service job, working the cash register and making coffee, in a cafeteria at the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill.
Then, on Wednesday, the government shut down.
Price, who says she…

This story appeared on cnbc.com, 2025-10-04 14:00:01.