INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Like many Transportation Security Administration agents around the country, Brad Neal has gone more than month without pay.

He’s a positive person, all smiles, but he tells me he’s worried deep down about the government shutdown.

He’s relying on the generosity of businesses, a food bank and other people to make ends meet during the partial Homeland Security shutdown.

“This is probably the worst it’s ever been because of how expensive everything has gotten, and having three shutdowns back to back to back does not help. This time you had no time to re-coop, it’s hit after hit after ...