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Friday, January 25, 2019

Robert Reich tweet--cost of the shutdown.

Robert Reich ‏Verified account @RBReich 5h5 hours ago According to Standard & Poor’s, the U.S. economy lost at least $6 billion in the five weeks the government was partially shuttered, due to the shutdown. That's more than the $5.7 billion Trump requested for his wall. 123 replies 1,718 retweets 3,137 likes