21.   Animas-La Plata went through Congress as part of an omnibus appropriations bill.

22.   Another major piece of business is the appropriations bill needed to fund much of the federal government for the rest of the current fiscal year.

23.   Appropriations bills for Congress and the White House have already been enacted.

24.   Apart from funding decisions, the appropriation bills include dozens of riders that change national policy.

25.   Appropriations bill proposes increased spending for habitat conservation in Riverside, Orange and San Diego Counties.

26.   Appropriations bills must pass the House before being voted on in the Senate.

27.   As Holbrooke made his rounds Wednesday, the House passed the Commerce, Justice, State appropriations bill that contains the money for the United Nations.

28.   As usual, Congress is behind schedule in approving the major appropriation bills.

29.   Assembly Democrats contend that stuffing all the text into an appropriations bill violates the state constitution, and some Senate Republicans agree.

30.   Asked directly, Clinton said only that he hoped Republicans would continue working on the individual appropriations bills.