The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is warning that air traffic will be made less safe by the government shutdown, which forced air traffic controllers on Tuesday to miss their first paychecks.

“America’s air traffic controllers are now having to focus on how they put gas in the car, how do they take care of their children, how do they pay for child care,” Nick Daniels, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, said during a Tuesday news conference, as reported by The New York Times.

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