In states that do not, it offers a temporary Federal work sharing program to bridge the gap until the state can create a permanent program.

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Same with engineers: if the bridge stands or the program runs, just go with it and fix the bugs later.

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At one point, there was talk of trying to use the DOE program to provide bridge loans that would get the carmakers through the crisis.

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