Consider a bank policy to hold reserves equal to 15% of bank deposits.  The bank currently has $25 million in deposits and holds $1 million of excess reserves. If the Fed decides to conduct contractionary monetary policy by selling $250 million in UST bonds, how much will the money supply change by if the required reserve ration is 15%?  Please express you answer in millions of dollars.

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