[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 35, Number 5 (Monday, February 8, 1999)]
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[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Message to the Congress Transmitting the District of Columbia Courts' 
Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Request

February 5, 1999

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.