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>> i live about half an hour from work and it will come to a point where you say do i put gas in my car or feed my family? you feel hopeless. and you feel helpless. i'm not in washington. i don't have the influence that these people of power have. and we rely on them. we elect them to peas positions to -- elect them to these positions to get a job done. >> reporter: and it is not just the officers but the largest pilots union calling for the shutdown to end because of concerns over security. let's see as lawmakers on capitol hill and the president will listen to these folks. back to you. >> th...

Significant level where it's impacting security procedures or wait times. however, many of the tsa officials that i'm speaking to said that could certainly change in the days or weeks to come as this shutdown drags on. as we all know there is no end in sight. many of these officers say they are calling in sick. not necessarily to protest. of course they're angry about these shutdowns, but they're calling in sick because they're looking for cash paying jobs outside of government so that they continue to pay their bills. take a look at this one tsa officer and her situation. >> i live about a ha...

Come down. we need airport security, we need customs and all these necessary services to keep the government running. >> reporter: and you want to get paid for that? >> absolutely, of course. >> reporter: he's tired of watching the washington blame game play out. >> you feel hopeless. and you feel helpless. you know, i'm not in washington, i don't have the influence that these people of power have. and we rely on them. we elect them to these positions to get a job done. i feel like it should be done in a way where we can still have conversations about border security and keep the government op...

>> i need to fill the car with gas today. there's no other option. >> reporter: brian blames both sides for the shut down. and he's frustrated that congress is still getting paid when he's not. as a tsa work e he understands the need for security. >> what's more important. border wall or a paycheck? >> paycheck. absolutely. planes need to go up and come down. we need airport security and customs. and the necessary services to keep the government running. >> you want to get paid for that. >> absolutely. of course. >> reporter: he's tired of watching the washington blame game. >> you feel hopele...

>> reporter: his wife works but that second paycheck, brian's paycheck, is critical. >> i need to fill up my car with gas and i went until i had a five-mile range left on my car before i have to -- there's no other option. >> reporter: brian says he blames both sides and he's frustrated congress is still getting paid when he's not. as a tsa worker, he understands the need for security but -- what is more important? the border wall or paycheck? >> paycheck. planes still need to go up. we need airport security. we need customs and necessary services to keep the government running. >> reporter: a...