[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 55 (Monday, May 8, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H2631]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS BUDGET REQUEST, FY 2001--MESSAGE FROM THE 
          PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 106-233)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and, together 
with the accompanying papers, without objection, referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the District of Columbia Code, as amended, I am 
transmitting the FY 2001 Budget Request of the District of Columbia 
Courts.
  The District of Columbia Courts have submitted a FY 2001 budget 
request for $104.5 million for operating expenses, $18.3 million for 
capital improvements to courthouse facilities, and $41.8 for Defender 
Services in the District of Columbia Courts. My FY 2001 budget includes 
recommended funding levels of $98.0 million for operations, $5.0 
million for capital improvements, and $38.4 million for Defender 
Services. My transmittal of the District of Columbia Courts' budget 
request does not represent an endorsement of its contents.
  This transmittal also includes information on grants and 
reimbursements forwarded by the Courts in response to the request in 
Conference Report H. Rept. 106-479.
  I look forward to working with the Congress throughout the FY 2001 
appropriation process.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
The White House, May 8, 2000.

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