On the recordJune 4, 1998
we are now 45 days and 45 nights late in action on a budget in this Congress. Why? It is not clear to this Member why this Congress has procrastinated and failed to live up to its responsibility to provide the Nation and the appropriations committees and the other institutions with guidance as to our budget policies for this fiscal year and the four fiscal years to follow. Shame. After 3 years of Blue Dog Coalition budgets coming to the floor of this body, the Committee on Rules has refused to allow such a budget to be considered this week. Why is that? Is it because a moderate, bipartisan budget was proposed? Is it because it is an updated version of the Domenici version adopted by the United States Senate? Is it because there is fear that a bipartisan budget that is brought to this floor would pass and would defeat the more partisan budgets that are coming from both sides of the aisle?
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