- The federal government shutdown is being referred to as the “Schumer Shutdown.”
- This shutdown results in the furlough of approximately 750,000 government employees.
- Even though these employees are not working during the shutdown, they will receive back pay, as required by a law enacted in 2019.
- The cost of back pay to these furloughed employees amounts to $400 million per day.
- Senator Joni Ernst’s office provided the estimate of these daily costs.
- Cumulatively, these expenses are projected to cost taxpayers $1.2 billion.
Source: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/schumer-shutdown-already-cost-taxpayers-1-2b-pay-employees-not-working)
