Washington Businesses Provide Freebies for Furloughed Government Workers
751 views · Published 2 October 2013 · 2:31 · Indexed 21 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2013 · News & Politics
The U.S. Government shutdown rolls on. Lawmakers have yet to reach common ground, and that means that nearly 800,000 government workers throughout the country stay home. Nowhere is the concentration of federal workers higher than in Washington, D.C. An entire city is packed with a newly-furloughed workforce, and some area businesses are chipping in. Arash Arabasadi has this story for VOA.
