Thanks to Nellie Pou, New Jersey workers haunted by missed paychecks

October 31, 2025

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will miss another paycheck tomorrow thanks to Nellie Pou’s political stunt. This isn’t a harmless scare, it’s rent, groceries, and childcare vanishing like a ghost.

“Families shouldn’t be haunted by missing a paycheck because of Nellie Pou’s shutdown games.” —  NRCC Spokeswoman Maureen O’Toole