Congressman Jim Cooper

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Passing a budget and appropriations bills are basic responsibilities of Congress. But Congress has not adopted a budget in more than 1,300 days. And it hasn't passed all its appropriations bills on-time for 16 straight years.

The Golden Goose Award recognizes that a valuable, federally funded research project may sound funny, but its purpose is no laughing matter.