As they go unpaid, Capitol Police are a daily reminder for lawmakers of shutdown pain
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Most of the effects of the ongoing government shutdown are far-removed from the halls of Congress.
But the situation facing one group of federal employees who are working without pay is difficult for lawmakers to overlook: The Capitol Police officers who protect them every day.
The officers missed their first full paycheck Oct.
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