Every night until the shutdown is over, Kimmel plans to help out an unpaid federal worker by giving them a job on the show. He started on Monday by picking out a new tambourine player.
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John Kostelnik is a federal law enforcement officer at the Federal Correctional facility in Victorville, California, and he's the president of the local union. He told Kimmel he objects to being used as a pawn in the government shutdown.
"Have fun with it," Kimmel advised him as he took his place with the rest of the band. "Really go wild."
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This shutdown began on Dec. 22, making it the longest shutdown since the '90s.
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