Specifically, the CBO found that 750,000 federal workers would be paid $400 million per day of the shutdown despite not working.

“It has only been two days, but the ‘Schumer Shutdown’ is already racking up quite the bill for taxpayers,” Ernst told the Washington Examiner. “So far, $800 million has been wasted paying 750,000 federal employees to sit at home and not work, and each day Democrats drag this on, another $400 million will be added.”

“[Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)] needs to stop placating the radical Left and end this pointless shutdown to stop wasting tax dollars, ensure that our servicemembers are paid, and the American people can access vital services from the federal government,” she added.

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN LEAVES FEDERAL WORKERS TORN

The previous government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, from 2018 to 2019, caused the United States to lose $3 billion in GDP, an amount that was never recovered. The CBO assessed that the extent of economic damage in this shutdown would depend on its duration.

One area highlighted by some Republicans was the disparity between payouts to soldiers and members of Congress. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) was bashed for saying it was “not feasible” for him to miss a paycheck, even though military servicemembers who make much less would miss their paychecks until the government reopened.