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</html><description>I don&#x2019;t mean to panic anyone, but the US breached the debt ceiling on March 16th and the current extension on the Fiscal Year 2017 continuing budget resolution runs out on April 28th. Given the dysfunction within the majority caucuses in the House and the Senate, the fact that the new Administration&#x2019;s skinny budget has &hellip;</description><thumbnail_url>https://balloon-juice.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Smiley-face-happy-face-clipart-cute-image.jpeg</thumbnail_url></oembed>
