Send Ted Cruz a message: "Senator Cruz, you owe us $24 billion" Ted Cruz is complaining about the millions spent on the HealthCare.gov web site, but he seems to have developed amnesia about the billions his shutdown cost us. $24 billion. That's the amount that S&P estimates the shutdown cost the economy. (source) $24 billion, all for effort to defund health care that had zero chance of succeeding. $24 billion for what was essentially an ego joyride for Senator Cruz. So now that it's over, America wants to know, where's our money? Send Ted Cruz a message: "Senator Cruz, you owe us $24 billion" --> Click here to send a message --> Click here to share this on Facebook --> Click here to share this on Twitter