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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysaqsz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATEO U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 2:35 p.m., in room SD-138, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Ben Nelson (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Nelson and Hoeven. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STATEMENT OF GENE L. DODARO, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR BEN NELSON Senator NELSON. I know that my friend and co-chair, Ranking Member Senator Hoeven, is on his way. I think I just got through the reporters a little faster than he did. You know, we complain when there are no votes, when we're not doing anything. And when votes are scheduled, they get in the way of the rest of our business. So it's one of those things. You can't win when you're losing. But I appreciate everybody being here, and we'll wait just a few minutes, because I know my ranking member is on his way. Since both Senator Hoeven and I have already had the pleasure and the opportunity to visit with our witnesses today, and I know there won't be any surprises, maybe I can start with some opening remarks. And then when Senator Hoeven arrives, we will give him an opportunity as well. The subcommittee will come to order. And good afternoon, every- one, and welcome. We meet this afternoon to take testimony on the fiscal year 2013 budget request for the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Government Printing Office (GPO), and the Con- gressional Budget Office (CBO). I want to welcome our witnesses today. We've had the pleasure and the opportunity to visit privately earlier. And so we now have this opportunity to do so publicly as well: Gene L. Dodaro, the Comptroller General; Davita Vance-Cooks, who is Acting Public Printer; and Douglas W. Elmendorf, Ph.D., Director of the CBO. This is our second hearing of the year and on the fiscal year 2013 budget requests for the agencies of the legislative branch. I'd like to start off today by commending our witnesses, particularly the GPO who submitted a budget request reflecting a freeze at the fis- cal year 2012 enacted level and for submitting budget requests that reflect the tight fiscal constraints under which the Federal Govern- ment must continue to operate well into the future. Unfortunately, given the budgetary battles ahead of us, any growth in budgets very well may be too much growth. But we need to hear from each of our witnesses as to what the actual needs are

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