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Which the fisher house foundation had been prepared to pay. tonight's decision to restore death benefits still does not help the more than 5 million veterans across the country who may not receive their benefits checks on november 1st if, if the shutdown were to continue that long. that's $6.25 billion in payments. veterans affairs secretary eric shinseky testified before a house hearing yesterday that if the shutdown continues he would have to furlough more of his staff including a number of veterans. >> i have veterans myself that i i employ. a third, over 100,000 veterans. a number of them ...

>> aid hard time keeping my basic aspects of my life in order. i was frustrated. that translated to anger quite a bit and it pushed me to say i don't want to live like this. >> reporter: he went on to graduate from college determined to make it. believing the government's promise that his war time servicemen his disability check would always be there. but he's been unemployed for five months. now that check is his only source of income. >> if the shutdown goes past october 15th, the v.a. has said that they will be unable to process payments for 1 november when most of my bills come due. 1234 w...

Payments. veterans affairs secretary eric shinseki testified before a house hearing yesterday that if the shutdown continues he would have to furlough more of his staff including a number of veterans. >> i have veterans myself that i i employ. a third, over 100,000 veterans. a number of them are going to be subject to furlough. and so -- if they are furloughed and recipients of disability check. their resources go to zero. >> joining me, iraq war veteran, tammy duckworth, also former assistant secretary of veterans affairs. let's listen to this ad by vote vet.org. >> republicans in congress sa...

Talking about. when he came home from iraq in 2008, after seven ied attacks, he was diagnosed with trauma brain injury and post-traumatic stress. >> aid hard time keeping my basic aspects of my life in order. i was frustrated. that translated to anger quite a bit and it pushed me to say i don't want to live like this. >> reporter: he went on to graduate from college determined to make it. believing the government's promise that his war time servicemen his disability check would always be there. but he's been unemployed for five months. now that check is his only source of income. >> if the shu...

Middle of world war ii who stormed some nazi fortify indications. he had he not passed away this week, would not be gets his disability check. >> we'll continue to follow this part of the story. got to take a break. be right back.