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Tweet - "Toby, a 6-year Air Force veteran from Aurora, is an air traffic controller who has gone without a paycheck since Dec. 31. I shared his story today on the Senate floor."

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Date: Jan. 16, 2019
Issues: Government Operations Veterans

"Toby, a 6-year Air Force veteran from Aurora, is an air traffic controller who has gone without a paycheck since Dec. 31. I shared his story today on the Senate floor."

"Veterans are some of the hardest hit by the Trump shutdown. Today, as many as 250,000 veterans across the country -- direct hire federal workers and contractors alike -- are going without pay due to the #TrumpShutdown."

"Here's what Toby had to say about the #TrumpShutdown: "It's not acceptable as a veteran, as a federal employee, as an air traffic controller to use my profession and my livelihood as a political football." I agree."

"It's time for President Trump to wake up and recognize that his shutdown is hurting people from all walks of life, including hardworking veterans like Toby. They don't deserve to be punished for a campaign promise."

@SenatorDurbin


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