Congressional Democrats have adjourned for Easter recess. Although the Bush administration has identified April 15 as the date by which a supplemental must be signed in order to prevent “disruption to key programs'” (in the words of Secretary Gates), Congress will not even return to the District until April 16. Rather than meet the deadline, the top priority of Congressional Democrats is to convince Americans that the Bush administration is lying. Congressional Democrats point to a Congressional Research Service report that says:
In a memo to the Senate Budget Committee dated Wednesday, the congressional analysts said the Army has enough money in its existing budget to fund operations and maintenance through the end of May – about $52.6 billion. If additional transfer authority is tapped, subject to Congress approving a reprogramming request, the Army would have enough funds to make it through nearly two additional months, or toward the end of July.
They seem to have ignored other parts of the report, however. For example:
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