In its heyday in the 50s and 60s, it was teeming with activity. Today, those 7,000 offices, other than about maybe 600, sit empty, hallway after hallway after hallway of emptiness. In addition, There's about a billion $600 million in maintenance that is needed in that building. for years. No one would do anything about it. We announced yesterday, as we're moving a lot of the USDA headquarter team into the country, Raleigh, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Colorado … (16:24–16:31)
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Asserts that the South Building requires $1.6 billion in maintenance.
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