White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated on Nov. 12 that the government shutdown may have prevented key October economic data from ever being released.
House lawmakers voted to end the six-week-old spending impasse in a 222–209 vote on Wednesday, with President Donald Trump signing the bill to reopen the government.
But while Washington is set to reopen its doors, the record-breaking closure might have done permanent damage to the federal government’s data collection efforts, Leavitt stated.
“The Democrats may have permanently damaged the federal statistical system with October CPI [consumer price index] and jobs reports likely never being released,” Leavitt said at a press briefing. “All of that economic data released will be permanently impaired, leaving our policymakers at the Fed flying blind at a critical period.”…
Release of Key October CPI, Jobs Data Impacted by Shutdown: White House
