So this results in crippling economic losses right now. These are the latest numbers. We've been assembling these and I'm sure you, many of you all have been reporting on it. Each week the shutdown continues. It will wipe out an estimated $15 billion in our gross domestic product. in our country. A month long shutdown would mean not just 750,000 federal civilian employees furloughed right now, but an additional 43,000 more unemployed Americans across the economy. (09:25–09:34)
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Asserts that the government shutdown costs $15 billion in GDP per week.
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