Author: Brady Knox, Washington Examiner
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Taxpayers pay $400 million per day for 750,000 furloughed federal workers during shutdown: CBO
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A report from the Congressional Budget Office found that taxpayers will pay furloughed workers $400 million per day during the government shutdown. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) asked the CBO last week for a detailed analysis of the economic costs of the government shutdown, including disruptions to small businesses, lost revenue, delayed wages for military servicemembers,…