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The government shutdown won’t be completely recouped—and it could cost the economy up to $14 billion, estimates say

The government shutdown won’t be completely recouped—and it could cost the economy up to  billion, estimates say

The Senate adjourned Thursday, and won’t meet again until Monday, thus extending the second-longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. It will reach its 34th day by then, which will match the longest government funding lapse in history. Now, experts have an estimate of what its economic fallout could be. The shutdown could account for up to a $14 billion …

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