Abstract
It was touch-and-go for a while, but last Wednesday the Senate gave its final approval to a $500 billion omnibus funding package for fiscal 1999, clearing the measure for President Bill Clinton's signature. With elections less than two weeks away, passage allowed members up for reelection this year to go home and campaign. But it's not all about money. Tucked into the omnibus bill at the last minute was hotly contested legislation implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), putting the U.S. in compliance with a treaty the Senate ratified more than a year ago. Both sides were quick to take credit for what was and was not in the omnibus bill—the result of eight days of intense negotiations between congressional Republicans and the White House. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) took to the halls of the Capitol to announce the successful budget agreement. ...
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