The clock is ticking.<br/> <br />If there is no deal on Capitol Hill, the $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts are going to hit federal agencies hard.<br/> <br />In Washington, D.C., many government employees, like Gary Perusse, are worried.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: GARY PERUSSE, EMPLOYEE, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (ENGLISH) SAYING:<br/> <br />"I am going to have to take a drastic cut in my pay if I get furloughed one day a pay period. It means that I will probably be late on a house payment, not buy enough groceries and then you throw that with gas prices going up, it is devastating."<br/> <br />The Federal Aviation Administration is prepping to furlough all its 40,000 employees and institute a hiring freeze.<br/> <br />Ray LaHood is the U.S. Transportation Secretary.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: RAY LAHOOD, U.S. SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION (ENGLISH) SAYING:<br/> <br />"We're looking at everything. We're not just looking at furlough days, we're looking at every contract, our lawyers are looking at every contract to see
