3

Number of days since the U.S. federal government shut down.

18

Number of government shutdowns in U.S. history.

21

Number of days in the longest shutdown (Sat., Dec. 16, 1995 through Fri., Jan. 5, 1996).

27

Margin of votes by which the House of Represen- tatives rejected the Senate’s budget.

800,000

Number of federal workers sent home without pay.

533

Number of members of Congress still getting paid despite causing the shutdown.

Sources: 1) N/A 2) USA Today 3) USA Today 4) Wall Street Journal 5) The New York Times 6) Wall Street Journal