It was directed by the painter Olin Dows and designed to embellish existing federal buildings that lacked construction appropriations to finance such works.
But I think for us to have basically one, two, three, four days tied up having debate on gun amendments instead of having debate on Kosovo and the military construction appropriations bill is not the way we should be operating...
The measure, proposed on Friday as an amendment to a military construction appropriations bill, would have required Belo to sell one of the properties, which include two newspapers -- The News and The Denton Record-Chronicle -- and the television station WFAA, an ABC affiliate.
House Republicans are expected to vote on a six-month continuing resolution that includes the $85 billion cuts, with defense and military construction appropriations bills attached.
Besides houses, the whole chain of land appropriation, construction, sales, interior design and related services is ripe for corruption.
But, Ms. O'Connor said, Mrs. Whitman is investigating whether money might be available to at least begin construction without a specific appropriation by the Legislature.
New Canaan voters will determine the fate of the planned building in a referendum by either voting "No" to overturn the Town Council's $1.68 million appropriation for construction or "Yes" to ratify the council's decision.
Three of the seven will then be selected to receive up to $47 million over four years, subject to Congressional appropriations, for construction and installation, with the aim of having them begin commercial operation by 2017.
Landrieu, a member of the appropriations military construction subcommittee, has gotten the most -- $131,600 since she joined the Senate in 1997.
Mr. Pittman resigned as assistant secretary of defense in March 1964 after the defeat of a $190 million budget appropriation to subsidize construction of shelters in hospitals, schools and other nonprofit institutions.
