Family of TSA worker impacted by government shutdown

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The government shutdown has left local families in limbo.

One family is very worried about the father’s future at the TSA.

[Report: Charlotte-Douglas seeing more TSA employees calling out due to shutdown]

They said they're forced to ration important medication in case his job and insurance disappears.

In the video at the top of this web page, the wife of a TSA worker at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport sheds light on the impact of the shutdown from the people closest to it.

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