And Congress could still end up passing a sweeping bill, a small bill or no bill at all.
A deli cashier, Adam Anwar, 48, said people rob him in this way all the time, handing him a small bill and then claiming it was a $20. "I just laugh," he said.
One could imagine Republicans taking Anderson's "small bill" into negotiations with the Democrats and emerging with a compromise that spent somewhat more money but kept the basic mix of tax credits and risk pooling intact.
And then you will pay the rather small bill and amble back the way you came, towel in hand, ready to nap and swim until it's time for the sun to set.
Ms. Murray said the shift in focus from a short-term stopgap spending bill that keeps the government open to the debt ceiling is coming because "Republicans realize fighting a small battle over a small bill is a waste of time".
The stories are deceptively small: Bill loses his cat; Remy flirts with a woman he made fun of in high school; Tig gets crowned Queen of the Mardi Gras, in her mother's place; she enters into a slow-burn courtship with her seemingly straight producer, Kate (played by Notaro's wife, Stephanie Allynne).
If you receive a small bill, pay it.
The flip side of paying a small bill is not amending a tax return just to get a small refund.
Labour's shadow minister Wayne David said: "This bill is a small bill, which is significant however in terms of its constitutional implications.
The eyes are brown and the small bill and very short legs are black.
The eyes are brown, the small bill is mainly black, and the legs are brownish-pink.
