The legislators were able to achieve the bare minimum, which was to avoid a financial disaster. Even that was difficult.
The bare minimum that lawmakers were able to do was prevent a monetary catastrophe, which was the most important thing they could do. And even that was challenging. The most important thing that lawmakers were allowed to do was the absolute minimum, which was to prevent a financial catastrophe. Yet that was challenging.
The legislators were able to achieve the bare minimum, which was to avoid a financial disaster. Even that was difficult.
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