QUES: U.S. Capitol Police Chief Terrance Gainer said the incident resulted from " two staff members bringing in Halloween costumes . "

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Terrance Gainer said ''two staff members bringing in Halloween costumes ' ' were responsible .

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QUES: The answer , the group said , would be to " create a format that can be used by all devices but can accommodate other formats . "

The DHWG says it will instead create a format that can be used by all devices but can accommodate other formats .

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QUES: The CBO analysis of the Senate package said an amendment sponsored by Sen. Maria Cantwell , D-Wash . , accounted for $ 40 billion of the total cost .

The budget office said one provision of the Senate bill accounted for $ 40 billion of the cost .

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yes