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Reflecting Pool contract balloons up to $14.7M
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Reflecting Pool contract balloons up to $14.7M

The Hill · Jun 18, 2026, 7:44 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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The cost of a contract for work on the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool has ballooned further — now costing taxpayers a total of $14.7 million — according to federal records. The federal contract with Atlantic Industrial Coatings is up more than $1.5 million from $13.1 million a month ago, a feder

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