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On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
I believe the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Shapiro estimated that the cost of the shutdown of money that we will never get back ended up being about $2.3 billion.
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Marc Veasey
Democratic · Texas

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Veasey discusses the economic impact of the government shutdown.

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