A Florida airport has opened an on-site food pantry for federal workers who are continuing to do their jobs unpaid during the government shutdown that has now stretched into the fourth week.
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Tampa International Airport now has a pantry stocked with fresh vegetables, tuna, peanut butter and other food staples to help Transportation Security Administration and Federal Aviation Administration workers make ends meet, WFTS-TV reported.
The organization Feeding Tampa Bay has organized the makeshift food bank.
"When employees get off shift, they can just pop by here, grab some items," Jayci Peters, of Feeding Tampa Bay, told the TV station.
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