[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 28 (Monday, March 16, 1998)]
[Senate]
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   REPORT OF THE FISCAL YEAR 1999 BUDGET REQUEST OF THE DISTRICT OF 
          COLUMBIA COURTS--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM-112

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the District of Columbia Code, as amended, I am 
transmitting the District of Columbia Court's FY 1999 budget request.
  The District of Columbia Courts has submitted a FY 1999 budget 
request for $133 million for its operating expenditures and 
authorization for multiyear capital funding totalling $58 million for 
courthouse renovation and improvements. My FY 1999 Budget includes 
recommended funding levels of $121 million for operations and $21 
million for capital improvements for the District Courts. My 
transmittal of the District Court's budget request does not represent 
an endorsement of its contents.
  I look forward to working with the Congress throughout the FY 1999 
appropriation process.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 16, 1998.

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