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On the recordJanuary 30, 2020
Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk on behalf of myself and Senators Risch, Young, Fischer, Blunt, and Capito. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senator Barrasso and the other Senators is for the counsel to the President: =========================== NOTE =========================== On page S716, January 30, 2020, third column, the following appears: And I will say--they talked about delays in the past. Well, in past years, there was about 3 to 6 percent of the funds unobligated because of unforeseen and legitimate reasons following the policy process. In 2019, 14 percent of the funds went unobligated for foreseeable and avoidable reasons--because the President-- The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. Mr. Manager CROW.--could have held them. And to this day, $16 million is unspent. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you, Mr. Manager. Your time has expired. The Senator from Wyoming. Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk on behalf of myself and Senators RISCH, YOUNG, FISCHER, BLUNT, and CAPITO. The CHIEF JUSTICE. The question from Senator BARRASSO and the other Senators is for the counsel to the President: The online Record has been corrected to read: And I will say-- they talked about delays in the past. Well, in past years, there was about 3 to 6 percent of the funds unobligated because of unforeseen and legitimate reasons following the policy process.…
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming
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govinfo.gov
Jan 30, 2020

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