Cass Ballenger: “during the 104th Congress, after the conflict over the Balanced Budget…”

On the recordJune 4, 1997

during the 104th Congress, after the conflict over the Balanced Budget Act of 1995, the President came down to this very Chamber to plead, to beg, that we never, never, ever shut down the Government again. Well, apparently there has been another change of heart over at the White House. Apparently the White House actually sees value in shutting down the Government. They believe this so passionately that they are willing to block disaster relief for flood victims in the Dakotas and Minnesota. The Gekas-Wynn provision would maintain 100 percent of 1997 funding levels for the Government programs in the event that the President and Congress could not agree on appropriations bills. But somehow, incredibly, the President is rejecting this commonsense proposal. Why? Would the President really block disaster funding in order to shut down the Government? Apparently the answer to that question is yes.

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Cass Ballenger

North Carolina

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the implications of potential government shutdowns and disaster relief funding.

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Cass Ballenger: “during the 104th Congress, after the conflict over the Balanced Budget Act of 1995, the President came down to this very…”

Editor's note · Context