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Republican Study Committee Chairman Congressman August Pfluger of Texas says at a news conference on the morning of day 28 of a government shutdown that he is a veteran who had been serving on active duty when shutdowns happen, and this is a very stressful time for military families and commanders because instead of focusing on the mission, the threat, the training and the exercises that keep readiness and lethality at the highest possible levels, they focus all of their attention on making sure that their families, their subordinates, their soldiers, their Airmen, their Marines, their sailors are taken care of and have the resources, and Republicans in communities convene groups of community leaders and banks and food banks because Schumer chooses not to pay them.