It is my belief at this point to continue to talk to all the people related to these conferences on spending bills that we can complete that work by sometime next weekend. I see no reason to depart from that belief. But I must advise the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Bonior] that I hold that belief and punctuate it with both a knock on wood and a prayer.
Discussing the progress of spending bills during a House floor debate.
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