And thanks to Congress, we have an initial down payment of some important resources to put into it, but again, this is going to be one of those long, long struggles.

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Mr Garner said the firm had already secured "an initial interim payment" for one seriously injured child, to pay for treatment, adaptations to her home to make it wheelchair accessible and to fund a suitable vehicle.

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At the same time, it would provide an initial effort to reduce the deficit, which the negotiators call a down payment, as Congressional tax-writing committees hash out a broad overhaul of the tax code.

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