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Furloughed mom sleepless and tearful as she wrestles with daycare and bills

Joan Shipps says she had no warning that December 21 would bring her last paycheck. As a contractor, she may never get back pay.

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of federal workers and contractors are juggling bills and childcare without their government paychecks.

Among them is Joan Shipps, a mother of two in Northeast DC. She's shed buckets of tears and spent sleepless nights wrestling with how to survive the shutdown.

WATCH THE VIDEO and hear her story.

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