From HSToday: FEMA and the Human Cost of a Government Shutdown
“I served our nation as a civil servant. I experienced the stress, financial impact, and uncertainty. My children were impacted too. What made it worse was hearing public speculation about a bloated government with no empathy, compassion, or even understanding of what it truly means to dedicate your life to service and then be unappreciated and disregarded like pawns in a chess game we do not even play.

The federal government has already experienced two shutdowns in 2026.

But they are not the same story.”