Government shutdown costs $400M daily for 750K furloughed workers

The closure of the government, the cost of $ 400 million every day to pay the taxpayers who do not work actively, the cost of $ 400 million every day, as of Friday, a total of $ 1.2 billion, Sen. Joni Ernst’s, R-Yowa, Congress Budget Office (CBO) data published by office estimates.

“Schumer’s closure mascara, taxpayers today, today to pay 750,000 non -compulsory bureaucrats to pay more than $ 400 million on the hook.” He said.

“The fight for health services financed by the taxpayer for the illegal immigrants of the Democrats has officially become a billion -dollar bodoggle of billion dollars.” “Radikal should be enough for the left. We must re -open the government and return to Washington veterans, families and hardworking Americans.”

A law adopted in 2019 requires fur employees to receive a refund after a financing agreement has been reached and the termination of the closure process. CBO found that the daily compensation cost of fur employees is about $ 400 million or a total of $ 1.2 billion as of Friday.

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“The CBO uses information from the unexpected situation plans of the agencies and the Personnel Management Office (OPM), estimates that approximately 750,000 employees may be fur every day under the transition in optional financing for the 2026 fiscal year, the total daily cost of compensation is 400 million dollars,” a letter from the congress budget office. The data was released after Iowa republican asked the CBO to provide a data cost breakdown of the closure when it ended in September.

CBO data was largely based on statistics from the five -week partial closing, which was broadcasted under the first Trump administration from 22 December 2018 to 25 January 2019.

In the letter, he added that the number of fur federal employees, who are estimated to have survived in approximately 750,000 employees, may change day by day.

The government closed early on Wednesday morning after the Senate MPs did not reach a budget agreement. At the beginning of September, the parliamentary deputies approved a short -term extension of the 2025 financial year, which aims to finance the government until November 21st.

Since then, the Trump administration and the Republicans have identified the offense of closure on the Democrats, claiming that they were looking for medical benefits financed by the taxpayer for illegal immigrants. The Democrats rejected what they wanted to finance health services for illegal immigrants and accused the republicans to close them.

Fox News Digital reached Schumer’s office to comment on CBO data and the lyrics of Ernst, but he did not get an answer immediately.

White House spokesman Kush Desai hit the democrats as “not serious people” when asked about CBO data on Friday morning.

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“Democrats are burning 400 million dollars a day to not work for federal workers because they want to spend illegal illegal $ 200 billion for illegal foreigners,” Desai said, ” “These are not serious people.”

Trump said that he did not want a closure repeatedly, but on Tuesday, he said that the clock could be some “good”.

The administration is expected to leave federal employees in various agencies to map that the administration of President Donald Trump will target deductions of Russell Vought, center, deductions and programs. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)

“It may be too good than closing.” He said. “We can get rid of many things we don’t want, and something democrat will happen. But they want open limits. They want men to play in women’s sports. They want transsexuals for everyone. They never stop. They don’t learn. We won a landslide.”

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The administration is expected to dismiss Federal employees among various agencies in the middle of the closing, and Trump Meeting Management Office and Budget Chief Russell on Thursday, View to maap which departments and programs will target outages.

The White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters outside the Western wing of the White House in Washington, October 2, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told journalists on Thursday, “Thousands of” employees will be dismissed, he said.

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“Look, it’s probably thousands,” Leavitt said. “This is a very good question. And this is something that the administration and budget office and the whole team in the White House have to work today.”