the comments of the previous speaker simply indicate how little she understands about the appropriations process. The fact is that the Iraqi bill we had to deal with was last year's supplemental request. Last year's, not this year's, so we had to clean up your mess on the entire domestic budget; and we had to clean up your mess on Iraq before we could move on our business. The first week we have been able to turn to our agenda is this week. We have spent the last 5 months cleaning up your spilled milk.
David Obey: “the comments of the previous speaker simply indicate how little she understands about the appropriations process. The…”
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Addressing issues related to the appropriations process and budget cleanup.
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