LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Young, as Chairman of the Full Committee, and Mr. Obey, as Ranking EDWARD E. LOMBARD, Staff Assistant PART 2 FISCAL YEAR 2000 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 55-450 55 Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1999 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 RALPH JERRY JOHN E HAROLL COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida, Chairman REGULA, Ohio JOE SKEN, New Mexico FRANK TOM DE JIM KO RON PA SONNY JAMES LLAHAN, Alabama H. TAYLOR, North Carolina ERNEST J. ISTOOK, JR., Oklahoma MICHAEL P. FORBES, New York DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, JR., Washington LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California RANDY "DUKE" CUNNINGHAM, California TODD TIAHRT, Kansas ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky JO ANN EMERSON, JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire KAY GRANGER, Texas JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania ROBERT E. "BUD" CRAMER, JR., Alabama JAMES W. DYER, Clerk and Staff Director LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1999. Mr. TAYLOR. We will call the committee to order. I apologize for our late start, but our full committee was meeting and ran a little long. We meet today to begin our hearings for the fiscal year 2000 budget for the legislative branch. And as the former Chairman of the District of Columbia Subcommittee, I can't tell you how happy I am to be here today. In fact, I had a little deja vu. This was our committee room here, and I wondered if they just put me back. Jerry, and I came back in. But I am good friends with Ed Pastor and the other members of our subcommittee on the minority, and I welcome our majority members, those who I have not served with on the committee before, and we will do our job, I think faithfully. We have several new members and I would like to welcome our majority members. Zach Wamp isn't with us today, but Jerry Lewis of California, chairman of the Defense Subcommittee, is with us and I am always pleased to be here with him on any committee. Kay Granger of Texas is a new member who I haven't served with on the subcommittee, but I am delighted to see you here, Kay; and John Peterson of Pennsylvania, who is an outstanding member also. Bill Young, our Chairman, may or may not be joining us. And it always will be a pleasure to have him participate. I served on the Legislative Branch Subcommittee in a minority position, and Bill was the ranking member on our side when I served there in 1993 and 1994. For the minority, Ed Pastor of Arizona is a good friend. Ed, we are glad to see you. And John Murtha, of course, is always welcome and a good friend. Steny Hoyer I have worked with in a number of ways. And then, of course, Mr. Obey will be the ex officio member as Mr. Young is. So I think we have a good committee and a good chance of working together. Mr. LEWIS. Mr. Chairman, would you yield for just a moment? Mr. TAYLOR. Gladly. Mr. LEWIS. I am sorry to do this, but I should mention for the record that Ed Lombard worked for a number of years to get me off of this committee. He was successful for 4 years. But, Ed, not forever. Mr. TAYLOR. I will keep that in mind. We will insert into the record our subcommittee jurisdiction at this point. [The information follows:] |