As the National Assembly resumes plenary next week, Senate yesterday remained studiously silent on the status of the 2013 Appropriation Bill. The two chambers of the National Assembly passed a N4.987 trillion 2013 budget before going on a three-week recess on December 20 last year.As the National Assembly resumes plenary next week, Senate yesterday remained studiously silent on the status of the 2013 Appropriation Bill. The two chambers of the National Assembly passed a N4.987 trillion 2013 budget before going on a three-week recess on December 20 last year.