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Bob Wise: “I think it ought to be pointed out that as we hopefully wind into the final week of this Congress, we are today at…”

On the recordOctober 6, 1998
I think it ought to be pointed out that as we hopefully wind into the final week of this Congress, we are today at October 6. October 1 is the beginning of the Federal fiscal year, and I think it is time that the American people understand that there is no Federal budget. There was no Federal budget passed this year. This Congress, while it can find time to do all kinds of investigations, and we ought to be investigating where it is necessary, could not find time to pass a Federal budget. So we are operating under a temporary or short-term continuing resolution until October 9. Presumably, we will either have another continuing resolution or another short-term one to carry us forward or the government shuts down. One of the basic things that the Congress ought to be able to do is to pass a budget for the next fiscal year.
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Bob Wise
West Virginia
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Addressing the lack of a Federal budget during a Congressional session.

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