Right now, 42,000 federal workers at the USDA are in limbo, and so are the crucial programs they manage, which feed more than 41 million Americans a month. The government shutdown means half of the agriculture department staff is furled, while future funding is uncertain for critical federal assistance programs like SNAP, food stamps, and wick, which provides food and support to mothers and babies. Joining me now, Ellen May, a furled federal worker and chapter president of the NTEU chapter 255.Ellen, I want ...