Whether the Senate can coalesce around an agreement to fund the government or not, Capitol Police officers will continue showing up to work to protect lawmakers. But unlike the members of Congress who steered the country into a shutdown, those officers won’t collect a paycheck until it’s over.
And it might mean weekend and overnight work, unpaid overtime and unusual hours as lawmakers toil away.
“Stuff like this wreaks havoc on people’s personal lives,” said one officer, who requested anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the press. “It’s not a 9-to-5 job. I don’t know when I’m going home.”
