scheduled paycheck. to the best of my knowledge, this marks the first time in our nation's history that service members in a u.s. armed force have not been paid during a lapse in appropriations. nearly 42,000 u.s. coast guard personnel are also active duty military. these men and women serve here at home and abroad. they have d.o.d. e-mails and badges, but their paycheck comes from the dhs budget and not from the d.o.d. budget. that's why they' ee're caught i this partial shutdown. their families struggling to make ends meet. service members are not allowed to talk to the media, but we have spoken to some outspoken spouses. take a listen. >> there's so much stress and it's not something that we should have to go through. i've spent so much time stressing about this, contacting people. at the end of the day we're a military family and yes we're