OGDEN, Utah — As the federal government shutdown continues, some employees of the Internal Revenue Service in Ogden are left with uncertainty and anxiety.

"We're hearing so much, that we may not get paid, or we will get paid, but we may not get back pay if we're furloughed — there's all kinds of different things,” said Robert Lawrence, president of the National Treasury Employees Union representing workers in Ogden.

It's not his first shutdown after about 20 years of working with the IRS, but he said this shutdown feels different.

Shambree Orozco has worked at the IRS for the past five years. She has six kids and is trying to figure out what to do next.

“I’ve gone through threats of the shutdown, but I’ve never actually had physical shutdowns, so this is like mind-blowing. I’ve been cr

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