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 / Modified jan 25, 2019 4:35 p.m.

In Her Own Words: Government Shutdown Impact

One mother in Tucson shares how her family is coping after a month without pay.

In a return to Arizona 360's occasional commentary series, Own Words, we heard from Cassandra Keith. She and her husband support President Trump's calls for increased border security. However, her husband has missed out on two paychecks as a federal employee in Tucson. In her own words, Keith shares how the partial government shutdown has impacted their family of five.

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