I do not think we want to go back to the days of massive continuing resolutions where this House has not even had a chance to exercise its goodwill and judgment on these individual bills. That is where the real mischief can occur. These bills are responsible. We ought to deal with them, each one of them. That is the most effective thing we can do, fight amongst ourselves, get the best numbers that we can. But to go straight to continuing resolutions puts the power in just a handful of people, and this House, and its views on spending issues will be completely ignored.
Norman D. Dicks: “I do not think we want to go back to the days of massive continuing resolutions where this House has not even had a…”
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Discussing the implications of relying on continuing resolutions for budgetary decisions.
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