Lujan Grisham, Community Partners Announce Assistance for Furloughed Federal Employees

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U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) today announced that several New Mexico community partners have offered to assist federal employees furloughed as a result of the government shutdown.

At Rep. Lujan Grisham's October 6 roundtable meeting with furloughed federal employees, participants expressed fear and concern that the government shutdown would cause serious financial hardship for them and their families. The furloughed workers told Rep. Lujan Grisham that any missed or delayed paychecks would prevent them from paying their mortgage payments, household utility bills, car loan payments or credit card bills on time.

Following the roundtable meeting, Rep. Lujan Grisham reached out to community partners to see if they would be able to help in any way. Additionally, several credit unions, banks, utility providers and other community partners contacted Rep. Lujan Grisham's office with offers of assistance for furloughed New Mexicans experiencing hardship.

"New Mexico's hardworking, dedicated federal employees are innocent victims in this reckless, irresponsible government shutdown," Rep. Lujan Grisham said. "They don't deserve to have their utilities turned off or their credit score downgraded because they're not allowed go to work and earn a paycheck. That's why I'm proud to be working with our community partners to help furloughed New Mexicans make it through this difficult time."

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