一年前，预算争议和暴风雪使政府处于瘫痪状态并延误了总统在２月份公布１９９７年度预算申请。在问题解决后，政府的许多部门仍在采用暂时开支限度来运行。当去年的预算最终解决时已是晚春时节了。今年无论自然气候还是政治气氛都很有利，总统按时将他的１９９８年度的预... A year ago, budget disputes and blizzards paralyzed the government and delayed the president’s announcement of the 1997 budget application in February. After the problem is solved, many departments of the government are still operating with temporary spending limits. When the budget for last year was finally resolved, it was late spring. This year, regardless of the natural climate or the political atmosphere, the president will be on time for his 1998 annual...