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Posted inPolitics

As shutdown continues, government contractors feeling the pinch

Catholic Charities helps dozens of released federal prisoners return to society through programs the organization runs in Waterbury and Hartford that provide counseling and behavioral health care to former inmates and their families. But because of the federal government shutdown, the organization is no longer getting paid for its services. Federal contractors are beginning to feel the pinch of the lengthening shutdown.