[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1981]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS' FISCAL YEAR 2000 BUDGET REQUEST--MESSAGE 
      FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 106-18)

  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 2000 Budget request.
  The District of Columbia Courts have submitted a FY 2000 Budget 
request for $131.6 million for its operating expenditures and $17.4 
million for courthouse renovation and improvements. My FY 2000 Budget 
includes recommended funding levels of $128.4 million for operations 
and $9.0 million for capital improvements for the District Courts. 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 2000 
appropriation process.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
       The White House, February 5, 1999.

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