Taxpayers foot $1.2B bill for Schumer shutdown, paying idle employees.

• The U.S. federal government shutdown has led to the furlough of 750,000 employees.
• These furloughed employees will receive back pay as mandated by a law enacted in 2019.
• The cost of the shutdown is estimated at $400 million per day, according to information from Senator Joni Ernst’s office.
• Overall, taxpayers are anticipated to absorb a financial impact amounting to $1.2 billion due to the shutdown and associated expenditures.
• The shutdown has been labeled as the “Schumer shutdown,” indicating political attribution within the context of the ongoing situation.

Source: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/schumer-shutdown-already-cost-taxpayers-1-2b-pay-employees-not-working)