Taxpayers on the hook for $400 million per day for partial shutdown

Federal shutdown could furlough 750,000 employees costing taxpayers $400 million daily

President Trump has indicated that federal employee firings and cuts to congressional pet projects resulting from the ongoing government shutdown will be blamed on Democrats.

Ernst Slams 'Schumer Shutdown' Cost Taxpayers $400 Million Daily - American Faith

Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is calling out Senate Democrats for a costly government shutdown, labeling it the “Schumer Shutdown” and revealing that American taxpayers are footing a $400 million-per-day bill for 750,000 non-essential federal employees not to work. In a statement to Breitbart News, Ernst warned, “Make no mistake – the Schumer Shutdown is hitting Americans where it hurts the most – their wallets.” She noted that each day the shutdown…

Exclusive—Sen. Joni Ernst: Taxpayers Paying $400 Million per Day for Bureaucrats Not to Work Due to Democrat Shutdown

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) told Breitbart News that taxpayers are paying $400 million per day for nonessential federal bureaucrats not to work during the Democrat shutdown.

Taxpayers on the hook for $400 million per day for partial shutdown

(The Center Square) – Each day the federal government remains closed will cost U.S. taxpayers about $400 million just in salary for about 750,000 furloughed federal workers.

Taxpayers pay $400 million per day for 750,000 furloughed federal workers during shutdown: CBO

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, and long-term fallout. The analysis found that significant disruption would take place, including paying hundreds of thousands of workers for not working.... The post Taxpayers pay $400 million per day for 750,000 furloughed fed…