Furloughed government workers, supporters, and union leaders gathered in the Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday to protest the government shutdown. Now on its 33rd day, the furlough has left hundreds of thousands without paychecks. Organized by the National Federation of Federal Employees, protestors raised messages written on paper plates (signs are banned in the building), led chants, and staged sit-ins by senators’ offices; some were arrested. Tomorrow, the Senate is expected to vote on two separate bills to open the government.
Mimi Montgomery joined Washingtonian in 2018. She’s written for The Washington Post, Garden & Gun, Outside Magazine, Washington City Paper, DCist, and PoPVille. Originally from North Carolina, she now lives in Del Ray.
