On the recordJuly 24, 1996
for a long while now, almost every term since 1988 or 1989, I have introduced a bill which would constitute instant replay of last year's budget if no budget has been enacted by September 30. This legislation, this main legislation about which we are talking, would cause no problem for appropriators because their figures, if lower than last year's budget, would go into effect both in the House or in the Senate version of those appropriations. Thus, we would have the best of all worlds. On September 30 if no budget has been enacted, the next day there will be an instant replay of last year's numbers or the current House numbers or the current Senate numbers, whichever is lowest. Thus, the appropriators can go along their merry way in doing their job without being hampered by the fact that instant replay would occur.
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