U.S. air travelers are now facing the longest wait times in the Transportation Security Administration’s history. That’s according to acting TSA Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill, who testified to a House committee on Wednesday that the 40-day partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security has led TSA workers to go unpaid, at great personal expense.

Ha Nguyen McNeill: “Many in our workforce have missed bill payments, received eviction notices, had their cars repossessed and utilities shut off, lost their child care, defaulted on loans, damaged their credit line and drained their retirement savings. Some are sleeping in their cars, selling their blood and plasma and taking on jobs, second jobs, to make ends meet, all while being expected to perform at the highest level when in uniform to protect the traveling public.”