At times, the company has built a two-story temporary structure in the parking lot in front of the Central Hall just to accommodate its briefing schedule, while at the same time putting together a substantial booth on the floor itself.

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Worst of all, it sets up yet another fiscal crisis in just a few months when, in short order, the federal government reaches its legal borrowing limit and yet another temporary measure keeping government agencies operating expires.

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