Sept. 17 (UPI) -- The last three federal shutdowns -- which resulted from the government failing to authorize new spending -- cost American taxpayers a total of $4 billion, a bipartisan analysis showed Tuesday.
The Senate subcommittee on investigations issued the 180-page report after investigators examined federal stoppages in 2013, 2018 and 2019 -- two under President Donald Trump's administration and one under former President Barack Obama.