Government Shutdown Could Cost U.S. Economy Up to $14 Billion
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A government shutdown is projected to cost the U.S. economy between $7 billion and $14 billion, with federal workers missing paychecks and food benefits for low-income Americans disrupted, leading to a 1-2% decrease in GDP in late 2025.
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- Report: Government shutdown will cost the economy up to $14 billion The Washington Post
- US economy may lose up to $14 billion due to government shutdown standoff, CBO warns Fox Business
- Brian Moynihan: Middle-class still growing, but wealth gap shows the pinch MSN
- Chairman Arrington: Democrat Shutdown Already Costing Billions in Lost Economic Growth House Committee on the Budget (.gov)
- A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of the Government Shutdown on the Economy Under Three Scenarios, as of October 29, 2025 Congressional Budget Office (.gov)
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