In their three-year marriage, the 31-year-old and her husband, Shalique, have gotten job after job trying to support their children. The partial government shutdown that began December 22 left Caraballo and 420,000 other federal workers across the country forced to work without a paycheck . Caraballo's husband, Shalique, drives her to work around 3:30 a.m. five days a week because they only have one car. Since the shutdown, Caraballo's brother, James Miller, said he's been asked to work double shifts because of staffing shortages. Her family lives paycheck to paycheckAs the Caraballos brace for the coming days or even weeks before the shutdown ends , they know their options are slim.

Source: CNN January 06, 2019 10:30 UTC