Coast Guard families say they feel ‘forgotten’ amid government shutdown

Coast Guard families say they feel ‘forgotten’ amid government shutdown

For two months, Congress has failed to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Coast Guard. The resulting partial government shutdown has caused fear and uncertainty for many Coast Guardsmen and their families. Adm. Kevin Lunday, the commandant of the Coast Guard, warned Congress during an April 16 hearing that the service has been unable to pay 5,000 utility bills due to the shutdown. He added that more than 100 providers h…