Byron Dorgan: “But I do want to say this bill, the fiscal year 2000 Treasury and general government bill, is one that we have worked…”

“But I do want to say this bill, the fiscal year 2000 Treasury and general government bill, is one that we have worked hard to bring to the floor of the Senate in a manner that we think is fair and relates to the limits that were imposed upon us. The chairman and I believe the allocation level, obviously, could have been greater in order to allow us to have provided some additional funding to some areas of the bill, but we are restricted by budget rules and by the allocation that was given us. I would like to say working with Chairman Campbell has been a pleasure. He is easy to work with. His staff, Pat Raymond, Tammy Perrin, and Lula Edwards have worked hard to ensure this bill has been well crafted, as has been the work of Barbara Retzlaff and Chip Waldren, who have been working with me on this legislation. Senator Campbell has described the major highlights of this bill, so I will not repeat that at this hour of the evening, but I do want to address a couple of brief issues. One, the issue of courthouse construction.”