Pete Domenici: “Mr. President, our most recent experience with the fiscal year 2008 Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act shows the…”

“Mr. President, our most recent experience with the fiscal year 2008 Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act shows the need for a biennial appropriations and budget process. That one bill clearly demonstrated Congress is incapable of completing the budget, authorizing, and appropriations process on an annual basis and unfortunately, this is not the first time. Congress should now act to streamline the system by moving to a 2-year, or biennial, budget process. This is the most important reform we can enact to streamline the budget process, to make the Senate a more deliberative and effective institution, and to make us more accountable to the American people. Moving to a biennial budget and appropriations process enjoys very broad support.”