Exclusive — Ernst: Shutdown Has Already Cost Nearly $10 Billion in Pay for Non-Essential Workers to Stay Home

On Thursday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) discussed the government shutdown. Ernst said that while non-essential workers aren’t required to work, they’ll get back pay “to the tune of $400 million every single workday. Which means at this


























































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