POOLESVILLE, Md. (WUSA9) -- Hundreds of thousands of federal workers across our region are worried about covering their bills if ths government shutdown continues.
"We saved for years to buy this home. We just moved in four months ago, says Marcelo del Canto, who was back downtown for a news conference, pleading with Congress to put him back to work.
"We have our son home right now. Not even taking him to day care because we don't know how long this is going to go." Both Del Canto and his wife work for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
He's a budget analyst. But he never budgeted for this. "Please end this and get us back to work."
"We feel like we've been kicked around. This is ridiculous," says Amy Fritz, who works for the Weather Service.