WASHINGTON—The last three federal government shutdowns cost taxpayers almost $4 billion, reduced the national economy by $11 billion, and caused almost 57,000 lost man-hours of productivity, according to a new report by a Senate subcommittee.
“Federal workers were furloughed and unable to work for 52 days during those three government shutdowns,” said the report by the bipartisan staff of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs permanent subcommittee on investigations.
