The Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday that about 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed each day if the government shuts down.
The total cost of the compensation for furloughed employees would be about $400 million, the CBO Director Phillip Swagel said in a response letter to a query from Senator Joni Ernst regarding the possible effects of a lapse in discretionary appropriations on the pay of federal employees.
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by Jyotsna V
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