    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
    [March 16, 1998]
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    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Message to the Congress Transmitting the District of Columbia Courts'
    Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Request
    March 16, 1998

    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.