The White House yesterday blasted Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS) for delaying consideration of the $12.7 billion fiscal year 2000 supplemental appropriations bill, saying it would harm military readiness. "I firmly believe that any action to delay consideration of these pressing needs would impose unnecessary costs to Americans at home, to our interests abroad and to our military readiness around the world," President Bill Clinton said in an April 4 statement. "Therefore, I urge the Senate to consider the...
