Counting the cost of the Government Shutdown, the human cost. The lost productivity and the damaged reputations. Tonight well look at the toll it has taken on the country. And with federal employees back to work, congress and the white house face major challenges. They have just three months to find a solution. At a moment when our economic recovery demands more jobs, more momentum, weve got yet another selfinflicted crisis thats set our economy back and for what . While the 800,000 government workers affected by the shutdown will be getting back pay, there is still the question of a long term budget solution. Last nights deal left the u. S. Borrow through february 7th and funds the government and its workers through january 15th of next year. Libby casey looks forward to capitol hill. Capitol hill quiet this day if in dramatic contrast to washington, d. C, workers got back on the job and the restaurants and cafes with a lot of energy. Not so much capitol hill. The energy has pretty mu
Tonight we examine the cost of the financial crisis in washington. On the day after it ended federal workers are back on the job. Monuments, offices and parks are open. The cost is believed to be in the tens of billions. What did the shutdown mean for americans, workers for businesses . Two weeks ago in the middle of the shutdown we met douglas shaw, who owns the yosemite rustic bay mountain resort. We talked about the impact of the shutdown and the closing of the Yosemite National park had on his business. We are debating whether to pay mortgage or we should pay payroll. That was then. Now doug is back with us. How are you . Ecstatic. Feeling pretty good. I mean, we woke up this morning, the sun was shining and a beautiful autoum day, yes. What did the shutdown mean for you, how did it affect you now its over . Honestly, it was traumatising. It was like swimming across the spring river with a screaming monkey on your back. It was just a hard psychological slow, because you didnt know
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