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After five weeks, the government shutdown finally ended on Saturday as Trump signed a bill which temporarily opened the government back for three weeks.
However, the financial ramification of the shutdown could loom large. According to CNBC and a report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the federal government shutdown cost the economy $11 billion.
Although most of the damage will be reversed as the government reopens and workers return to their jobs, the CBN estimates that $3 billion in economic activity will be permanently lost.
“Among those who experienced the largest and most direct negative effects are federal workers who faced delayed compensation and private-sector entities that lost business,” the report said. “Some of those private-sector entities will never recoup that lost income.”
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However, some government officials are weary because if there’s no deal in place regarding border security, we could be headed for another government shutdown.
