In this task, you are given a sentence in the Romanian language. Your job is to translate the Romanian sentence into the English language.

Example input: Un bărbat pune brânză mărunțită pe o pizza.
Example output: A man is spreading shreded cheese on a pizza.
Example explanation: In the given translation process, the tense of both sentences, quantitative measures, entity name, the polarity of the sentence remains the same.
Q: Într-un comunicat de presă de joi, Strayhorn a spus că era pentru prima dată când un controlor financiar a respins un buget.
A:
In a news release Thursday, Strayhorn said this was the first time a comptroller rejected a budget.