Kara Gill, 25 years old, resides in Norfolk, Va. and attends Tidewater Community College. Listen here to learn about how recent budget cuts by the federal government personally affect her.

Kara Gill

Sheila Costello lives in Virginia Beach and is a Supervisory Housing Management Specialist for the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center. She and her staff are directly affected by recent unpaid leave they were forced to take from work as a result of federal budget cuts. Listen to her story here, as well as her opinions on how these changes are affecting the local economy.

Theresa Lynn Walker