‘I blame every single elected official’: One Coast Guard family talks about the toll of the shutdown

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Amid the partial government shutdown, Ashley Totten worries about the costs of taking care of her 3-month-old son, who suffers from a heart defect. Her petty officer husband is one of about 42,000 active-duty Coast Guardsmen working without pay. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2qiJ4dy

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