But, as always, Congress is being difficult about the appropriations bill.

A separate appropriations bill will be considered later this summer.

The Senate recently passed the appropriation bill by a vote of 86 to 9.

A request for more money from Congress was left out of a recent appropriations bill.

The full committee approved both the report and the appropriations bill.

Eight of the 13 appropriations bills have been passed by Congress and become law.

The appropriation bill passed easily by a vote of 84 to 10.

The House recently passed an appropriations bill providing that full amount.

"I told them the appropriations bills are almost done and we can't wait until September."

"To try to give people some feeling that we can get something done other than appropriations bills," he said.