With the deadline to pass a budget fast approaching, Washington is bracing for what could be its first government shutdown in 17 years.<br/> <br />For federal employees, the prospect of agencies having to close their doors introduces a new level of uncertainty and concerns namely.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Angela Bymul, Government cotnractor saying:<br/> <br />"Getting paid is the main thing and how long we are going to be out is the big issue with us."<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Robert William Edwards, government worker saying:<br/> <br />"Unemployment, not being able to pay bills, eviction, loss of family health benefits, loss -- all that."<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Yeheyes Wuhil, Journalist, 'voice Of America' - A Federally Owned Broadcaster saying:<br/> <br />"It's really scary. I'm sorry for the federal worker to be penalized by people who can't make up their minds up in congress."<br/> <br />Other government workers say they know what they'll do if the shut down happens.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Christine Chung, Health and Human Servi
