Government Shutdown Has Already Cost US Economy $18 Billion This Year, CBO Says
The federal government shutdown has already cost the US economy at least $18 billion this year, a figure that “will intensify” in the weeks to come, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
The nonpartisan organization emphasized much of the impact will be temporary, with a short-term boost to economic growth in the first quarter of next year.
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