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TO: Action E-List
FROM: Joseph A. Violante, National Legislative Director
SUBJ: HOUSE AND SENATE BUDGET CONFEREES APPOINTED
DATE: April 25, 2001
The House and Senate budget conferees have been appointed and
negotiations have begun to reconcile the two versions of the fiscal year
2002 budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 83.)
Please contact the House budget conferees from your state and strongly
urge them to agree to the provisions included in the Senate budget
resolution to increase funding for veterans programs by $2.6 billion
above the Administration's proposed budget and pay for legislation to
authorize concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans'
disability compensation during the House/Senate conference process.
The House budget conferees are:
Representative Jim Nussle (R-IA) John M. Spratt (D-SC)
Representative John E. Sununu (R-NH)
Please contact Senate budget conferees from your state and urge them to
insist on retaining the provisions included in the Senate budget
resolution to increase funding for veterans programs by $2.6 billion and
to cover the cost of legislation to authorize concurrent receipt of
military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation. The
Senate budget conferees are:
Pete V. Domenici (R-NM) Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Charles E. Grassley (R-IA) Ernest F. Hollings (D-SC)
Don Nickles (R-OK) Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD)
Phil Gramm (R-TX) Patty Murray (D-WA)
Christopher S. Bond (R-MO)
Formal negotiations are proceeding rapidly. If a compromise can be
reached, a final version of the budget resolution could be considered by
both chambers as early as next week. We appreciate your prompt
attention to this matter.
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JOSEPH A. VIOLANTE
National Legislative Director
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