Posted on 09/25/2007 1:39:27 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Fred Thompson had quite a lot to do with the biennial budget. Fred was not only chairman of Governmental Affairs, but he was also a member of the Senate finance Committee. He teamed up with Budget Committee Chairman Pete Domenici (R-NM) to push for the biennial budget.
“We create a lot of expensive agencies and programs, and then we pretty much turn our backs on them while they run for years and years,” Thompson said. “A biennial budget would give us time to delve into what’s working and what’s not...”
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