OMB: Government Paid $2 Billion To Furloughed Workers During Shutdown

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., walk out to speak to reporters after their meeting at the White House in Washington with President Obama regarding the budget and pos... House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., walk out to speak to reporters after their meeting at the White House in Washington with President Obama regarding the budget and possible government shutdown, Wednesday, April 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) MORE LESS
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The U.S. government spent about $2 billion on salaries of furloughed workers who could not perform their duties during the October shutdown, according to a Thursday report by the Office of Management and Budget.

Federal workers were furloughed for a combined total of 6.6 million days.

According to OMB, the government also incurred additional costs because federal workers who were not furloughed spent time preparing for and managing the shutdown. 

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