We just met with the principals and got stiffed. We were just told by the principal from your party on the Senate side I would not move one dollar. And we were asked by the Senate chairman of the Committee on Appropriations to sit down and meet Monday. I expect and I hope that we will find him more reasonable than we have found the principals that we have been dealing with. We had seven meetings with the principals and we have gotten the same thing out of them every time, no movement. That is not the way we are going to end this session.
David Obey: “We just met with the principals and got stiffed. We were just told by the principal from your party on the Senate side I…”
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Discussing frustrations with negotiations on appropriations during a floor speech.
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