    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (2000, Book I)]
    [May 8, 2000]
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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
    Budget Request
    May 8, 2000

    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.