D.C. has a lot of federal workers. A government shutdown would have big impacts

A stoplight is seen in front of the dome of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. The government has begun to inform workers of an impending shutdown that could see millions of federal employees and military personnel sent home or working without pay. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

All eyes are on Capitol Hill, watching as Congress gets closer and closer to failing to fund the federal government, forcing a shutdown.

Shutting down the government could have big reverberations across the country — and significant consequences for the people who live and work and visit the nation's capital.