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C. W. Bill Young: “I said directly to the President, ``Mr. President, there are budgetary problems for fiscal year 2000 because of the 1997…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 1999
I said directly to the President, ``Mr. President, there are budgetary problems for fiscal year 2000 because of the 1997 budget agreement that put caps on our spending at $17 billion less than it was the year before.'' And I said, ``Mr. President, I think it is important for you personally to be engaged in this dialogue.'' So I considered that an invitation for the President to be involved in the conversations about the budget and about these appropriations bills. We have made the opening. We made the offer. We made the request of the President to get engaged. It was his decision not to do so.
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C. W. Bill Young
Republican · Florida
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Discussing the need for presidential engagement in budgetary discussions.

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