[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 21215]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                           SENATE CHALLENGES

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, as was noted, there are 2 hours of morning 
business. My associates are going to undertake for the first hour to 
talk a little bit about the challenges that we face over the next 
month, 2 months. By the end of this month, of course, we are to have 
completed the appropriations, and we will be moving forward with that. 
We will be dealing with the administration and with the President on 
their completion. We hope that it will not end up in a closing down of 
Government but, rather, finding some consensus as to how we deal with 
our budget for next year.
  We are challenged by different philosophies, of course, as to what 
that spending ought to be; we are always challenged by a difference of 
view as to what the priorities are. That is the nature of our body.
  So, Mr. President, I would like now to yield to my friend, the 
Senator from Arkansas, for 15 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The distinguished Senator from Arkansas is 
recognized.
  Mr. HUTCHINSON. I thank the Chair.

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