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Edward Livingston: “That is correct. And as we all remember, when this House passed an Interior bill, a Commerce, State, Justice bill, and…”

On the recordApril 24, 1996
That is correct. And as we all remember, when this House passed an Interior bill, a Commerce, State, Justice bill, and one other appropriations bill before Christmas, the President vetoed all three of those bills and, in fact, the government did shut down. Likewise, when the Senate did not pass the Labor, Health and Human Services bill, frankly, that was in jeopardy of closing the government. But we tried that. That was done on all sides, and, frankly, nobody felt they came out the better for it. We had to go back to the table. But we couldn't override the President's vetoes and we were left with no choice. So the idea was to negotiate with the President and still reach those budget caps. We did that and we have those savings.
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Edward Livingston
Louisiana
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Discussing the impact of government shutdowns and budget negotiations.

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