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Coast Guard deployments continue, despite missing paychecks

Coast Guard deploys around the world, as shutdown creates financial insecurity at home

01/22/2019

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Coast Guard deployments continue, despite missing paychecks

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Coast Guard deploys around the world, as shutdown creates financial insecurity at home

Funded by the Department of Homeland Security, which is affected by the government shutdown, the U.S. Coast Guard is the only branch of the U.S. military currently working without pay. But crews have still been deploying, and as Judy Woodruff reports, that can mean their families are left at home for months without a paycheck.

01/22/2019

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