DHS shutdown has caused at least $2.5 billion in losses so far — but damage expected to be far worse, economists say
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WASHINGTON — The month-long Department of Homeland Security shutdown has dealt a $2.5 billion blow to the economy so far, White House economists have forecasted — on top of an over $90 billion loss from last year’s record-breaking stoppage. That current $2.5 billion damage estimate from the White House Council of Economic Advisers is a very “conservative figure that only includes the ‘direct’ effects of reduced government expenditures” and doesn’t account for the adverse ripple effects of the
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