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Appropriations Redux: A Critical Look At The Fiscal Year 1988 Continuing Resolution, Neal E. Devins
Appropriations Redux: A Critical Look At The Fiscal Year 1988 Continuing Resolution, Neal E. Devins
Duke Law Journal
On January 25, 1988, in his State of the Union Address, President Reagan blasted Congress for the budget process culminating in the Fiscal Year 1988 (FY 88) continuing resolution. 1 Contending that "[m]ost of you in this chamber didn't know what was in this [2100-page] catch all bill and [accompanying conference] report," the President boldly proclaimed that he would not sign "another one of these." 2 This damning statement, rather than inciting the hostility associated with unfounded accusations, provoked the wild appreciation associated with a minister preaching to the faithful. Indeed, since Congress's passage of the resolution, pledges of support …