MAJ. GEN. STEVE Cray, Gov. Peter Shumlin and Secretary of Administration Jeb Spaulding discuss the government shutdown at a press conference held at Camp Johnson in Colchester on Monday afternoon.
Photo by Oliver Parini
CAMP JOHNSON — The government shutdown, now in its second week, has ceased operations in all government offices, putting thousands of government workers on furlough and stopping funding to federal programs across the country. On Monday, Gov. Peter Shumlin, joined by Vermont National Guard Maj. Gen. Steven Cray and other state officials at Camp Johnson in Colchester, outlined the growing effects of the federal shutdown on Vermonters.
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