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As day 13 of the federal government shutdown came to a close, Internal Revenue Service employees in Kansas City, Missouri, worry about the week ahead.

"Our employees are scared," said Shannon Ellis, National Treasury Employees Union, Chapter 66 president. "This time it feels different. This time it feels like we are constantly under attack."

Ellis has worked for the IRS for 23 years.

Ellis is no stranger to a government shutdown, she told KSHB 41 reporter Ryan Gamboa.

She said the IRS operational guidelines are fluid and change each day.

"The guidance they put up the same day, they pulled back and didnt follow it," Ellis said.

She represents approximately 6,000 local IRS employees, many of whom are unsure about the longevity of their jobs.

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