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by Axios | 1.24.19

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, with a net worth in the hundreds of millions, said on CNBC that he doesn't \"quite understand why\" federal workers are going to food banks while on furlough.

The big picture: White House’s top economist Kevin Hassett said on CNN yesterday there could be \"zero\" growth in the U.S. economy if the shutdown lasts through the end of the first quarter. Now, Ross is downplaying the economic effect the 800,000 federal workers have while on furlough and says they should borrow from a bank or credit union for money instead.

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