Larry and Bill -
Thanks for the message. Since you offered, I do have some questions:
1. Do we have any read on when or if the conferees will reach a
consensus, or whatever it is that they reach?
2. What is going on in those meetings, what if anything is being said
about Udall, and what is the prognosis for a successful outcome?
3. I assume that the CR is just what it says it is and the only chance for
new money is through approval of Udall by both chambers. If so, and if this
conference committee fails to resolve anything because of disagreements on
other issues, what happens to Udall?
4. Is there anything for us to be doing while we wait? ( Reps. Kolbe and
Pastor, both cosponsors, are on Appropriations - any reason to contact
them?
Again, thanks.
Bob
At 2:16 PM 10/10/97, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>The House/Senate Conferees met on Tuesday (10/7). Both the Senate and
>the House will be in recess for the week of October 13th-17th. They are
>scheduled to be back in session on Monday the 20th, although there will
>be no votes and no conference meeting as well. Consequently, the first
>possible day that the Conferees could reconvene would be Tuesday (10/21).
> The current Continuing Resolution (CR) for funding of federal agencies
>whose appropriations' bills have not been passed expires on the October
>23rd. If the Labor/HHS Appropriations bill, which contains the Udall
>bill in the Senate version, is not acted upon by 10/23, there will surely
>be another CR until sometime in November.
>
>Bill and I will continue to post updates on this list. If you have more
>specific questions feel free to reply via email or call the NPF
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