Mark Hatfield: “Mr. President, returning now to the omnibus appropriations bill that just passed the Senate by an 88 to 11 vote, has…”

“Mr. President, returning now to the omnibus appropriations bill that just passed the Senate by an 88 to 11 vote, has passed the House of Representatives by a 399 to 25 vote, remarkable votes on a matter that has as much controversy and issues that excited people's passions as has this particular bill, I would like to acknowledge the support and the backing of the Senate and House leadership. We kept the leadership informed periodically throughout the negotiations with the White House, and we had the constant and consistent support by the leadership for the strategy that we had laid out and for the steps we were able to achieve. I also want to pay particular attention to the subcommittee chairmen who served on the Appropriations Committee and the ranking members of those subcommittees, because they were involved in the negotiations as they related to their particular issues under their jurisdiction in the subcommittees.”