[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 58 (Wednesday, May 2, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H1827-H1828]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  FISCAL YEAR 2002 BUDGET SUBMISSION ON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS--
  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 107-63)

  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 District of Columbia Courts FY 2002 Budget Submission.
  The District of Columbia Courts have submitted a FY 2002 budget 
request for $111.7 million for operating expenses, $41.4 million for 
capital improvements to courthouse facilities, and $39.7 million for 
Defender Services in the District of Columbia Courts. My FY 2002 budget 
includes recommended funding levels of $105.2 million for operations, 
$6.0 million for capital improvements, and $34.3 million for Defender 
Services. My transmittal of the District of Columbia Courts' budget 
request does not represent an endorsement of its contents.
  I look forward to working with the Congress throughout the FY 2002 
appropriations process.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
                                          The White House, May 2, 2001.

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