After missing his paycheck, Michael Magby walked into the United States Senate Federal Credit Union’s Hart Building location last week to apply for a relief loan.
Magby, who has spent more than two decades on the Hill and currently works as a floor technician in the Senate office buildings, is one of roughly 700 people as of Friday who have applied for an up to $5,000 loan from the Senate-side credit union since the government shut down.
“Everybody’s in the same boat,” he said. “Everybody’s about to be struggling.”
