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Correspondent, christine romans, is trying to answer all that for you. >> reporter: the last shutdown in 2013 cost the u.s. $24 billion. that was 16 days. this time around, forecasts put the price tag at about $6 billion per week. federal workers will feel it right away. during a shutdown, most federal agencies close. hundreds of thousands of workers will be furloughed or take leave without pay. but that's not all federal workers. those deemed essential, they still work. air traffic controllers, law enforcement, national security, federal court staff. but they won't be paid until after the shu...

His policies have done nothing to help the workers. the government shutdown that he brags on was a disaster. it cost us $24 billion as well as cost the taxpayers that he wants to protect and then he doesn't approve unemployment benefits for the unemployed workers that jobs are being shut down. so i don't see that his policies are helping at all. none at all. >> they certainly are not. sarah slamen and ruben garza, good to have you with us tonight. i think a ted cruz candidacy for the republicans would probably be about the best thing that could happen to american families, if you want to see a...

Sophisticated. brian, thank you very much. the tea party may have lost the government shutdown battle and the latest fight to de fund obamacare, but with new budgets and debt deadlines weeks away, another political showdown is pretty much certain. let's talk about it with two members from across the aisle, one who voted for the fiscal year and one who voted no. republican congressman john fleming is here and congressman david sisslini. >> i will start with you. you voted yes. a lot of folks says it kicks the can down the road further and we will have the battle again in january and february....

A lot of money. that shutdown cost us $24 billion at least. the american people. >> ted cruz put his constituents first. he wept to washington saying he was going to go there and -- >> i would say 40 million texans. >> 200,000 were out of work. >> $24 billion. >> if obama can go in -- >> we have to take a break. up next tonight on "hannity" -- >> are you going to continue to take your salary? >> yes. i will continue to take my i salary. >> even though debbie schultz wouldn't give up her paycheck during the shutdown others did including a gop congressman who wrote a personal check to the tresh ...

A lot of money. that shutdown cost us $24 billion at least. the american people. >> ted cruz put his constituents first. he wept to washington saying he was going to go there and -- >> i would say 40 million texans. >> 200,000 were out of work. >> $24 billion. >> if obama can go in -- >> we have to take a break. up next tonight on "hannity" -- >> are you going to continue to take your salary? >> yes. i will continue to take my i salary. >> even though debbie schultz wouldn't give up her paycheck during the shutdown others did including a gop congressman who wrote a personal check to the tresh ...