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00:00:04	none, - THE CHAPLAIN. CHAPLAIN COUGHLIN: ALL PRAISE AND HONOR TO YOU, LORD GOD, EACH DAY YOU SHOWER THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WITH BLESSINGS. ENABLE US TO...
00:00:21	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ALL WE HAVE RECEIVED, MAY EACH OF US USE OUR GIFTS IN SERVICE TO ONE ANOTHER. LIKE GOOD STEWARDS DISPENSING THE GRACE OF GOD IN VARIOUS WAYS, MAY OUR...
00:01:42	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - JOIN WITH ME. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE,...
00:01:59	Traficant, James A. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN SEEK RECOGNITION? MR. SENSENBRENNER: MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE CALL OF...
00:02:19	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. >> I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADDRESS
00:02:22	MR. SENSENBRENNER, - THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE AND REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. MADAM SPEAKER, LAST WEEK, THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
00:02:26	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - FOR VICE PRESIDENT MADE A BRIEF STOP IN ODESSA, TEXAS, IN MY DISTRICT. HE ARRIVED WITH AN AGENDA TO EMBARRASS OUR HOMETOWN SON GOVERNOR GEORGE W. BUSH....
00:02:41	Combest, Larry - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas ARDENT BUSINESSES, THE HUNTSMAN CORPORATION. THAT IS AN ENGLANDOR EMPLOYING OVER 700 HARD-WORKING MEN AND WOMEN. IT IS A GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN AND...
00:03:57	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - BORDER, GENERAL MCCAFFREY
00:03:59	Traficant, James A. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio ASKED FOR MORE MONEY, MORE COPS, MORE HALFWAY HOUSES, MORE COUNSELORS, AND MORE TV COMMERCIALS. HE DID NOTHING ABOUT OUR BORDERS. THIS DRUG CZAR LECTURING...
00:05:07	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - NUCLEAR FUEL AND HIGH-LEVEL WASTE AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA. THE
00:05:11	MR. GIBBONS, - D.O.E. HAS BASED THE SAFETY OF STORING HIGH-LEVEL WASTE AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN ALMOST
00:05:15	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - SOLELY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE WASTE
00:05:18	Gibbons, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Nevada CANISTERS, SINCE THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN ARE SO POOR. HOWEVER, THIS LATEST RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE SAFETY OF THE CANISTERS THEMSELVES...
00:06:22	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TOMORROW. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA. MR. STUMP: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 4850. THE SPEAKER...
00:06:46	MR. STUMP, - AND LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR VETERANS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE
00:06:52	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA, MR. STUMP, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS, MR. EVANS,
00:06:55	THE CLERK, - EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA. MR. STUMP: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE...
00:07:10	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. STUMP: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE...
00:07:19	MR. STUMP, - LIVING ADJUSTMENT OCTOBER OF 2000. THIS IS A CLEAN BILL PROVIDING A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT TO DISABLED VETERANS AND THEIR SURVIVING SPOUSES. CURRENT...
00:07:30	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - WILL BE ABOUT 3% AND VETERANS
00:07:32	MR. STUMP, - WILL SEE THIS INCREASE IN THEIR JANUARY CHECK. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES
00:07:35	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TO SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF 4850 AND RESERVE
00:07:37	MR. STUMP, - THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS. MR. EVANS: MADAM SPEAKER,...
00:08:00	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. AND FOR HIS CONTINUING EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THIS NATION'S VETERANS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MR. QUINN, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE...
00:08:09	MR. EVANS, - MR. FILNER, THE RANKING DEMOCRATIC MEMBER OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THEIR HARD WORK FOR THIS MEASURE. THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS LEGISLATION CANNOT BE OVERSTATED....
00:15:54	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - EFFORTS ON THIS LEGISLATION. ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON BENEFITS AND THE CHAIRMAN IN PARTICULAR FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK...
00:16:01	MR. EVANS, - I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TELL MY COLLEAGUES ABOUT THE HARD WORK PERFORMED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON BENEFITS, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK,
00:16:07	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MR. QUINN, DURING THE 106TH CONGRESS.
00:16:11	Stump, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona THIS CONGRESS HAS BEEN A VERY GOOD ONE FOR VETERANS, DUE IN NO SMALL PART TO THE EXTRAORDINARY ENERGY OF THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. HE HAS DONE...
00:16:56	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - SENATE AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. STUMP:...
00:17:25	MR. STUMP, - MR. STUMP, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS, MR. EVANS, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA. MR. STUMP:...
00:17:32	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - SPEAKER. I ASK UNANIMOUS
00:17:35	THE CLERK, - CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS, AND THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE...
00:17:42	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. STUMP: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE...
00:17:51	MR. STUMP, - THAT WE HAVE REACHED BEFORE THE SENATE-V.A. COMMITTEE ON ISSUES BROUGHT BEFORE THE HOUSE AND SENATE IN THIS SESSION OF THE 106TH CONGRESS. IT IMPROVES...
00:18:02	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - OF THE MAJOR PROVISIONS.
00:18:04	MR. STUMP, - THIS BILL MAKES A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MONTGOMERY
00:18:07	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - G.I. BILL,
00:18:09	Stump, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona THE VETERANS' EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM NAMED FOR OUR FORMER COLLEAGUE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI, SONNY MONTGOMERY. I SAW HIM HERE ON THE FLOOR...
00:19:36	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TO $650 PER MONTH.
00:19:38	MR. EVANS, - THIS WILL PROVIDE QUALIFIED
00:19:40	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - VETERANS MORE THAN $23,000 TO PURSUE THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION GOALS.
00:19:44	Evans, Lane - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois WE ARE VERY PLEASED THAT CHAIRMAN MONTGOMERY IS IN THE CHAMBER HERE WITH US TODAY. HE DESERVES THE CREDIT FOR THE INITIATION OF THIS PROGRAM AND ITS CONTINUING...
00:21:16	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TO SPEAK ON THIS WORTHWHILE BILL AND WOULD LIKE
00:21:19	Stump, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona TO GIVE GREAT CREDIT TO CHAIRMAN STUMP FOR
00:21:25	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - HIS INTRODUCTION OF H.C.R. 419,
00:21:27	Gibbons, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Nevada A BILL WHICH MIRRORS WHICH BILL, WAS INTRODUCED ON THE HOUSE SIDE AND BECAME A VERY IMPORTANT PART IN THE DELIBERATIONS OF THIS BILL. MADAM SPEAKER, I...
00:27:01	MR. GIBBONS, -
00:27:13	Kuykendall, Steven - U.S. Representative, [R] California EVER DO THAT QUITE ENOUGH FOR THESE MEN AND WOMEN. FINALLY, THE HEALTH CARE PIECE, WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD VETERANS, AND WE DON'T ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF THEM...
00:29:47	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - FOR HIS VERY KIND REMARKS.
00:29:49	Stump, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST BILL WE WILL BRING TO THE FLOOR UNDER SUSPENSION THIS YEAR, MADAM CHAIRMAN. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EACH AND EVERY MEMBER OF...
00:30:47	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE HOUSE AMENDMENTS ARE AGREED TO, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE...
00:31:30	MR. SENSENBRENNER, - THE SENATE AMENDMENTS. AND THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: H.R. 209, AN ACT TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF FEDERAL AGENCIES TO LICENSE...
00:31:44	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TENNESSEE, MR. GORDON, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. AND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. MR. SENSENBRENNER: MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK...
00:31:53	THE CLERK, - CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS -- I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT
00:31:59	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS ON H.R. 209. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR....
00:32:11	MR. SENSENBRENNER, - THE UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS. THROUGH THE ENACTMENT OF THE STEVENS WYDLER TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ACT OF 1980, FEDERAL TECHNOLOGY...
00:32:22	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - 1988, AND THE NATIONAL
00:32:24	Sensenbrenner, F. "James" James Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND ADVANCEMENT ACT OF 1995, CONGRESS BY THE DIRECTION OF THE SCIENCE COMMITTEE, HAS CREATED THE FRAMEWORK TO PROMOTE THE GOVERNMENT...
00:34:35	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MAKE IT MUCH EASIER TO TRANSFER FEDERAL TECHNOLOGY TO THE BUSINESSES THAT CAN EXTRACT ECONOMIC
00:34:40	MR. GORDON, - VALUE FROM THAT TECHNOLOGY.
00:34:42	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IT'S BEEN ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF
00:34:44	Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee SINCE THIS LEGISLATION WAS LAST ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. IT WAS A GOOD BILL IN MARCH OF 1999 ANDATES GOOD BILL NOW. THE ONLY CHANGES...
00:36:34	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - EACH DAY IN OUR NATION'S OVER
00:36:38	MR. SENSENBRENNER, - 700 GOVERNMENT LABORATORIES, MR. SPEAKER, NEW INNOVATIONS
00:36:43	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ARE CREATED BY OUR HARD-WORKING FEDERAL SCIENTISTS
00:36:45	Morella, Constance "Connie" A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland TO MEET THE MISSION OF THAT LABORATORY. THERE ARE INSTANCES, HOWEVER, WHEN THESE GOVERNMENT-OWNED INNOVATIONS HAVE COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS BEYOND THE...
00:44:04	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT
00:44:08	MR. GORDON, - HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE SENATE
00:44:11	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO
00:44:14	MR. SENSENBRENNER, - RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE
00:44:15	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TABLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN RISE? MR. SENSENBRENNER: I MOVE THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 2607, THE...
00:44:39	MR. SENSENBRENNER, - SPACE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE ASSOCIATED ADMINISTRATOR FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION, TO AUTHORIZE...
00:44:51	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE
00:44:55	THE CLERK, - GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. SENSENBRENNER, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE, MR. GORDON, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE...
00:45:13	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. SENSENBRENNER: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED....
00:45:26	Stump, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona THE END OF THE YEAR 2004 AND AUTHORIZES FUNDING FOR THE OFFICES OF ADVANCED SPACE TRANSPORTATION AND SPACE
00:45:33	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - COMMERCE
00:45:34	MR. SENSENBRENNER, - IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMERCE. THIS
00:45:37	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IS A BIPARTISAN BILL
00:45:38	Sensenbrenner, F. "James" James Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin JOINTLY SPONSORED BY SPACE SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN ROHRABACHER, VICE CHAIRMAN WELDON OF FLORIDA, AND RANKING MINORITY MEMBER GORDON. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT...
00:47:14	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - COMPETITIVENESS OF THE NATION'S COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY.
00:47:18	MR. GORDON, - FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE BILL EXTENDS THE COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION IDENTIFICATION
00:47:25	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - PROVISIONS THROUGH 2004.
00:47:27	Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee THOSE PROVISIONS WERE FIRST ENACTED IN 1988 AS PART OF THE COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACT AMENDMENTS. THEY HAVE PROVIDED A SENSIBLE AND HIGHLY COST-EFFECTIVE...
00:49:10	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TIME. ALL TIME HAVING EXPIRED. THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENT
00:49:14	MR. SENSENBRENNER, - TO H.R. 2607. SO MANY AS THEIR FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO.
00:49:20	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IN THE OPINION. CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES
00:49:23	MR. GORDON, - ARE SUSPENDED, THE SENATE AMENDMENT
00:49:26	MR. SENSENBRENNER, - IS AGREED
00:49:28	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TO, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA RISE? MR. CANADY: I MOVE TO...
00:50:06	MR. CANADY, - CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS
00:50:09	THE CLERK, - AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THE BILL NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
00:50:12	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. CANADY: MR. SPEAKER, I WOULD NOW I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED....
00:50:25	Stump, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona OUR CHILDREN A BETTER FUTURE. THIS LEGISLATION SEEKS TO ACCOMPLISH THAT GOAL BY
00:50:31	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM
00:50:33	MR. CANADY, - ILLEGAL DRUGS, DRUG TRAFFICKING AND THE VIOLENCE ASSOCIATED
00:50:36	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - WITH THE DRUG TRADE. THROUGH INCREASED PRISON
00:50:39	Canady, Charles - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida SENTENCES FOR DRUG -- FEDERAL DRUG FELONIES INVOLVING OR AFFECTING CHILDREN. H.R. 5312 INCREASES THE MANDATORY MINIMUM PRISON SENTENCES FROM YUN YEAR...
00:52:26	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA. MR. CANADY: I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
00:52:29	MR. GORDON, - THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. ALL TIME HAVING EXPIRED, THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R....
00:52:43	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED AND WITHOUT OBJECTION
00:52:47	MR. CANADY, - THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS
00:52:49	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - LAID UPON THE TABLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA RISE? MR. CANADY: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R....
00:53:14	MR. CANADY, - PROSECUTORS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA, MR.
00:53:20	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
00:53:26	THE CLERK, -
00:53:35	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
00:53:55	Canady, Charles - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
00:54:49	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
00:54:55	Ose, Doug - U.S. Representative, [R] California ER THE PAST 10 YEARS. THE PROGRAM HOLDS GREAT PROMISE FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS AMERICA. IT IS DESIGNED TO COMBAT DRUGS AND ADDRESS THE TREATMENT NEEDS OF...
01:05:14	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MR. GORDON: IF I COULD TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT, MADAM SPEAKER, MY FRIEND, MR. CANADY, FROM
01:05:18	MR. GORDON, - FLORIDA, THIS IS HIS LAST OR SOON TO BE LAST PRESENTATION, I SUSPECT, BEFORE THIS
01:05:22	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - BODY, AND
01:05:23	MR. GORDON, - I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT OVER THE YEARS HE HAS BEEN THERE, THERE MAY BE SOME WHO HAVE DISAGREED
01:05:31	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - WITH HIM ON OCCASION, BUT HOPEFULLY THERE WOULD BE NO ONE WHO
01:05:34	Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee WOULD DISAGREE THAT HE IS A MAN OF INTEGRITY. I APPRECIATE HIS FRIENDSHIP. I KNOW ELLEN JOY GOING BACK AND SPENDING MORE TIME WITH HIS FAMILY. I WISH...
01:06:06	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING VOTED
01:06:10	MR. CANADY, - IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER
01:06:15	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IS LAID ON THE TABLE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. CALVERT: I MOVE WE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL...
01:07:39	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - PROTECTION AND INTERPRETATION
01:07:43	MR. CALVERT, - OF THE PALEONTOLOGY DISCOVERIES MADE
01:07:47	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California AT THE LAKE AND TO DEVELOP A TRAIL SYSTEM FOR THE LAKE FOR USE BIPED PEDESTRIANS AND NONMOTORIZED VEHICLES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE,...
01:08:14	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - GRACE NAPALITANO, JERRY LEWIS, GARY MILLER,
01:08:25	MR. CALVERT, - SPECIES MITIGATION MEASURE, THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THIS VISITORS' CENTER IS JUSTIFIED. HOWEVER, THE SETASIDE WAS REQUIRED BY LAW AND DOES NOT ENTITLE...
01:14:26	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - PASS THE BILL H.R. 4187. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO.
01:14:33	MR. CALVERT, - IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING
01:14:36	MR. HOLT, - VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, AND THE BILL IS PASSED. WITHOUT
01:14:40	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. CALVERT: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE...
01:15:05	MR. CALVERT, - EXPEDITIOUS CONSTRUCTION OF THE WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL AT THE RAINBOW POOL ON THE MALL OF THE NATION'S CAPITAL. THE SPEAKER
01:15:13	THE CLERK, - PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. CALVERT, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. HOLT, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES, AND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES...
01:15:33	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT THIS MEMORIAL TO THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED
01:15:39	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California AND GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING WORLD WAR II AT THE RAINBOW POOL LOCATION IN THE MALL AND WILL, I HOPE, PUT THIS ISSUE TO REST. MADAM SPEAKER, THERE ARE...
01:17:06	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AS A PART OF
01:17:09	Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey THEIR SERVICE TO THEIR NATION. THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF THIS LEGISLATION -- THAT IS, IT'S A SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT THE MEMORIAL COMMEMORATING THE WORLD...
01:18:19	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - YIELDING ME THIS TIME. MADAM SPEAKER, MY COLLEAGUE MARCY KAPTUR FIRST INTRODUCED THIS RESOLUTION TO CREATE THE MEMORIAL IN 1987, BUT IT WAS
01:18:26	MR. CALVERT, - NOT ENACTED INTO A -- UNTIL 1993. SINCE ITS AUTHORIZATION, THIS
01:18:32	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MEMORIAL HAS BEEN THROUGH 19
01:18:34	MR. CALVERT, - PUBLIC HEARINGS, IT'S BEEN COMPLETELY
01:18:36	Stump, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona REDESIGNED IN RESPONSE TO CONCERNS RAISED IN THIS PUBLIC PROCESS. IT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, AND THE...
01:20:52	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - GENTLEMAN. MR. SHOWS: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER,
01:20:54	Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey AND MY FRIEND FROM NEW JERSEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. MADAM SPEAKER, TODAY WE'RE CONSIDERING LEGISLATION TO EXPEDITE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NATIONAL WORLD...
01:21:07	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MORE THAN 16 MILLION AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN SERVED IN UNIFORM
01:21:11	MR. HOLT, - IN THE ARMED FORCES IN WORLD WAR
01:21:13	MR. SHOWS, - II. MORE THAN 400,000 OF THEM GAVE THEIR LIVES, AND MORE THAN 670,000 WERE WOUNDED. THESE AMERICANS, LIKE ALL OF OUR VETERANS, KNEW THE MEANING OF SACRIFICE...
01:21:25	Shows, Ronnie - U.S. Representative, [D] Mississippi COURAGE UNDER FIRE, AND, YES, PATRIOTISM. THEY FOUGHT BECAUSE THEY WERE ASKED TO FIGHT. THEY FOUGHT TO KEEP AMERICA FREE AND EXTEND FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY...
01:24:13	Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
01:24:37	MR. SHOWS, -
01:25:13	MR. SHOWS, -
01:25:37	MR. SHOWS, -
01:25:43	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California
01:27:01	Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ALL TIME HAVING BEEN RELINQUISHED, THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL SENATE BILL 406. SO MANY...
01:28:39	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. CALVERT: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 4404 AS AMENDED. THE SPEAKER...
01:29:05	MR. CALVERT, - TO ALLOW FOR WAIVER AND INDEMNIFICATION IN MUTUAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS
01:29:10	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - BETWEEN THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND
01:29:12	THE CLERK, - THE STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION WHEN REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
01:29:39	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THIS BILL WOULD ALSO ALLOW THE PARK SERVICE TO ENTER INTO MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS WITH ADJACENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN ORDER THAT THE PARK POLICE...
01:29:48	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California THIRD-PARTY CIVIL CLAIMS. CURRENTLY PAYMENTS ARE MADE THROUGH THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA A PROCESS WHICH IS VERY SLOW. AS A RESULT REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS...
01:30:46	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - STATES PARK POLICE AND THE INDEMNIFICATION NEEDED
01:30:50	MR. HOLT, - FOR MUTUAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
01:30:52	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AGREEMENTS. EVENTUALLY -- EVIDENTLY THERE
01:30:55	MR. HOLT, - HAVE BEEN A NUMBER
01:30:56	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - OF INSTANCES WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH TIMELY MEDICAL PAYMENTS BEING MADE TO
01:31:01	Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey THE PARK POLICE OFFICERS INJURED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A HARDSHIP TO SOME OFFICERS, STAFF, AND THEIR FAMILIES. FURTHER,...
01:32:10	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE
01:32:14	MR. CALVERT, -
01:32:15	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEVADA. MR. GIBBONS: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1695. THE SPEAKER...
01:32:39	MR. GIBBONS, - OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEVADA, MR. GIBSON, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM
01:32:46	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - NEW JERSEY, MR. HOLT, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES.
01:32:49	Gibbons, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Nevada THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEVADA. MR. GIBSON: MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO...
01:33:02	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. GIBBONS: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS YIELDED SUCH TIME. MR....
01:33:15	Stump, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona THEIR HELP AND GUIDANCE ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION FOR THE STATE OF NEVADA. I'D
01:33:21	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ALSO LIKE THE TO THANK THE HOUSE MEMBERS AND OUR
01:33:23	MR. GIBBONS, - COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR PREVIOUS
01:33:25	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
01:33:27	Gibbons, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Nevada VOTE OF 420-1 IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 1695 FOR NEVADA AND ITS FUTURE. THE LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN AREA IS THE FASTEST GROWING METROPOLITAN AREA IN THE COUNTRY,...
01:36:56	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - NEVADA HAS PRESENTED, THIS IS A
01:36:59	MR. HOLT, - RAPIDLY GROWING AREA AND ADJUSTMENTS DO NEED TO BE MADE FOR AIR TRAFFIC. THE BILL ORIGINALLY PASSED THE
01:37:07	Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey HOUSE ON MARCH 9 OF THIS YEAR. THE SENATE PASSED THE BILL ON OCTOBER 5 AND HAS RETURNED THE MEASURE TO THE HOUSE WITH AMENDMENTS. PRIOR TO HOUSE CONSIDERATION...
01:40:01	MR. HOLT, -
01:40:25	MR. HOLT, -
01:41:01	MR. HOLT, -
01:41:25	MR. HOLT, -
01:41:49	Regula, Ralph - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio STATES IT CROSSES. IN A LETTER TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, THE TRIPLE A STATED " WITH RENEWED INTEREST ON THE PART OF TOURISTS TO EXPLORE AND EXPERIENCE OUR...
01:44:40	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - OF THE INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE HE MADE TREMENDOUS CONTRIBUTIONS THIS YEAR TO ENVIRONMENTAL
01:44:47	Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey PROTECTION AND TO OUR NATURAL RESOURCES, AND MANY OF US WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND HIM FOR THAT. MADAM SPEAKER, THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY WAS BEGUN IN 1913, AND...
01:46:40	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IS PASSED AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS
01:46:43	MR. CALVERT, -
01:46:44	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - LAID ON THE TABLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM IDAHO SEEK RECOGNITION? MR. SIMPSON: I MOVE TO PASS THE BILL S. 1705. THE CLERK: AN ACT TO...
01:47:19	MR. SIMPSON, - THE GENTLEMAN FROM IDAHO, MR. SIMPSON, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. HOLT, EACH
01:47:23	Simpson, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Representative, [R] Idaho WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. AND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM IDAHO. MR. SIMPSON: MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE...
01:47:38	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MR. SIMPSON: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS YIELDED SUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME. MR. SIMPSON: SENATE...
01:47:51	Stump, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona CONVEY THE CASTLE ROCK RANCH TO THE STATE OF IDAHO IN EXCHANGE
01:47:56	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - FOR APPROXIMATELY 500 ACRES OF
01:47:58	MR. SIMPSON, -
01:48:00	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - STATE LAND LOCATED IN THE HAGUERMAN FOSSIL
01:48:03	Simpson, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Representative, [R] Idaho BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT. THE PRESERVE IS LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO. MOST OF THE RESERVE IS OWNED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WITH PARTS OF IT BEING...
01:51:02	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - FROM IDAHO HAS GIVEN FINE EXPRESSION TO THE IMPORTANCE AND BEAUTY
01:51:05	MR. HOLT, - OF THE CASTLE ROCK AREA.
01:51:08	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - UNDER THE TERMS OF THE LEGISLATION THE SECRETARY WOULD TRADE THIS RANCH TO THE STATE OF IDAHO
01:51:12	Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey FOR LANDS THE STATE CURRENTLY OWNS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE NEARBY HAGERMAN FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT. THE STATE WOULD THEN BE AUTHORIZED TO EXCHANGE...
01:52:54	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - EXCHANGE AND CONSEQUENTLY THE PURCHASE OF THE CASTLE ROCK RANCH BEING ABLE TO EXCHANGE
01:52:58	Simpson, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Representative, [R] Idaho THAT FOR THE LAND IN THE HAGERMAN FOSSIL BED IS THE ONLY WAY THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN THEN ACQUIRE THAT STATE-OWNED ENDOWMENT LAND WHICH IS...
01:53:35	Simpson, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Representative, [R] Idaho
01:54:01	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California
01:55:37	Udall, Tom - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico RATIFY AN AGREEMENT THAT I BELIEVE HAS BEEN -- HAS TAKEN INTO PROPER CONSIDERATION THE MANY INTERESTS RESOLVED. WITH THAT, I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF...
01:58:51	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - PRESENT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE RULES BILL IS PASSED AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION
01:58:55	MR. CALVERT, - TO RECONSIDER IS
01:58:57	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - LAID ON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. CALVERT: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 5041. THE SPEAKER...
01:59:22	MR. CALVERT, - FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. HOLT, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES AND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN
01:59:26	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. CALVERT: MADAM SPEAKER,
01:59:29	THE CLERK, - H.R. 5041 INTRODUCED BY CONGRESSMAN RICK HILL FROM MONTANA ESTABLISHES THE BOUNDARIES AND CLASSIFICATION OF A SEGMENT OF THE MISSOURI RIVER IN MONTANA...
01:59:39	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT. THE BOUNDARY AND CLASSIFICATION OF THIS SEGMENT WILL CONFORM TO THOSE RECOMMENDED BY THE INTERIOR
01:59:48	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California DEPARTMENT IN 1980. THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT HAS MANAGING THE RIVER AS WILD AND SCENIC SINCE 1980. IN ESSENCE, MADAM SPEAKER, THIS IS A TECHNICAL...
02:00:29	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THAT WAS DESIGNATED UNDER THE WILD
02:00:32	Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT IN 1976. THIS IS MR. HILL'S LEGISLATION AND IT WAS INTRODUCED IN LATE JULY. WHILE THE BILL WAS NEVER CONSIDERED BY THE RESOURCES...
02:01:44	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING VOTED IN THE
02:01:46	MR. HOLT, - AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT
02:01:49	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - OBJECTION,
02:01:51	MR. CALVERT, - THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE
02:01:53	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TABLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? MR. CALVERT: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 4521 AS AMENDED....
02:02:18	MR. CALVERT, - NATIONAL PARK, TO AUTHORIZE FUNDS FOR MAINTENANCE
02:02:23	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - OF UTILITIES RELATED TO THE PARK,
02:02:25	THE CLERK, - AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. CALVERT, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY,...
02:02:46	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - A PLAN TO RESTORE THE GOING-TO-THE-SUN ROAD, UPGRADING UTILITY SYSTEMS IN THE PARK, AND THE FUTURE OF THE GRAND LODGES IN THE PARK. MR. HILL HAS WORKED...
02:02:56	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR HIS SERVICE TO MONTANA AND THE CONGRESS. MADAM SPEAKER, THIS IS GOOD LEGISLATION THAT WILL ENSURE THE FUTURE STEPS TAKEN BY GLACIER...
02:03:38	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN AT
02:03:41	MR. HOLT, - A COST OF UP TO $200 MILLION. FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE
02:03:45	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - GOING-TO-THE-SUN ROAD IN GLACIER NATIONAL
02:03:47	Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey PARK. THE BILL ALSO AUTHORIZES $20 MILLION FOR ANNOUNCE OF UTILITY SYSTEMS. THE THIRD SIGNIFICANT ASPECT OF THE PROVISION OF THIS BILL -- THE THIRD SIGNIFICANT...
02:06:33	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - DON'T WORK TO PASS THIS LEGISLATION IMMEDIATELY.
02:06:35	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California AND WITH THAT, I MOVE TO PASS THIS GOOD PIECE OF LEGISLATION BY OUR COLLEAGUE, MR. HILL, WHO IS RETIRING FROM THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,...
02:07:09	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ON THE TABLE. THE CHAIR WILL RECEIVE A MESSAGE. THE MESSENGER: MADAM SPEAKER, A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. THE SECRETARY: MADAM...
02:07:54	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - VIRGINIA AS WILDERNESS AREAS,
02:07:57	MR. CALVERT, - AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. CALVERT, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO,...
02:08:05	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE
02:08:08	THE CLERK, - GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. CALVERT: MADAM SPEAKER, H.R. 4646 WAS INTRODUCED BY MY COLLEAGUE, VIRGIL GOODE, TO DESIGNATE TWO AREAS IN THE GEORGE WASHINGTON...
02:08:18	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
02:08:29	MR. CALVERT, -
02:08:43	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California
02:09:43	MR. CALVERT, -
02:09:49	Udall, Tom - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico
02:11:49	MR. CALVERT, -
02:12:55	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California PROCEED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR RATHER THAN THROUGH THE MULTIPLE STATE COURTS. THUS, THE RESTRICTED LANDS OF THE FIVE TRIBES WOULD BE TREATED...
02:14:34	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ALL HIS HARD WORK ON THIS BILL. MADAM SPEAKER, THE FIVE NATIONS CITIZEN LAND REFORM ACT OF 2000
02:14:40	MR. UDALL, - IS A SIGNIFICANT INDIAN LAND BILL AFFECTING THE RESTRICTED ALLOTMENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE
02:14:46	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - CHEROKEE CREEK, SEMINOLE,
02:14:48	Udall, Tom - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico CHACKTAW AND CHICKASAW NATIONS IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THIS LEGISLATION WOULD BRING FAIRNESS TO THE INDIAN PEOPLE WHO OWN ALLOTTED LANDS OF THE FIVE GREAT...
02:17:16	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO HAVE FIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER
02:17:21	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. >> I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA, MR. UDALL, FOR THEIR KINDNESS...
02:17:31	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - BRING THIS LEGISLATION UP-TO-DATE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE
02:17:36	Unidentified Speaker, - GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. DALE KILDEE, WHO IS CO-CHAIR OF THE CONGRESSIONAL NATIVE
02:17:41	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AMERICAN CAUCUS FOR HIS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND HELP
02:17:44	Watkins, Wes - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma WITH THIS IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM OKLAHOMA, MR. COBURN, FOR HIS HELP IN ENSURING THE LEGISLATION BENEFITS...
02:20:33	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE
02:20:36	MR. CALVERT, - RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION,
02:20:39	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. CALVERT: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R....
02:21:07	MR. CALVERT, - NATIONAL HERITAGE
02:21:10	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - CORRIDOR COMMISSION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR.
02:21:14	THE CLERK, - CALVERT, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. HOLT, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. CALVERT: MADAM...
02:21:31	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - HERITAGE CORRIDOR ACT OF 1984 TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROPRIATED TO THE ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR COMMISSION
02:21:42	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California FROM $250,000 TO $1 MILLION. THE ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN CANAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1984 TO PROTECT THE RESOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE...
02:22:53	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - FROM $250,000 TO $1 MILLION.
02:22:56	MR. HOLT, - H.R. 3926 HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR UNDER UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES
02:23:01	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - BY WAY OF A
02:23:03	Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey DISCHARGE FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES. WE HAVE HAD NO HEARINGS OR MARKUP OF THE LEGISLATION IN THE COMMITTEE DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS BILL HAS BEEN...
02:24:13	MR. HOLT, -
02:24:31	Biggert, Judy - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
02:28:01	MR. HOLT, - THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE. THE CLERK: SENATE 2102, AN ACT TO PROVIDE TO THE TIMBISHA SHOSHONE TRIBE A PERMANENT LAND...
02:28:39	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA.
02:28:43	THE CLERK, - MR. CALVERT: MADAM SPEAKER, THE TIMBISHA SHOSHONE TRIBE HAS BEEN LIVING IN PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA FOR HUNDREDS OF
02:28:50	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - YEARS. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE MAJORITY OF THE TRIBE'S ANCESTRAL HOMELAND IS LOCATED WITHIN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WHICH IS ABLY REPRESENTED BY...
02:29:05	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California S. 2102 PROVIDES THE TIMBISHA SHOSHONE TRIBE WITH A LAND BASE WITHIN ITS ABORIGINAL HOMELAND ON WHICH THE TRIBE CAN LIVE PERMANENTLY AND GOVERN ITS OWN...
02:30:22	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - LAND MANAGERS, PRIVATE LANDOWNERS,
02:30:24	MR. UDALL, - AND MANY OTHERS. IT WILL PROVIDE THE TRIBE
02:30:26	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - WITH A PERMANENT
02:30:28	MR. UDALL, - LAND BASE WITHIN THEIR ABORIGINAL HOMELANDS.
02:30:31	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE TRIBE IS IN GREAT NEED OF
02:30:33	Udall, Tom - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico ACCESS TO LANDS FOR HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS. SINCE 1850, THIS TRIBE HAS BEEN WITHOUT A PERMANENT LAND BASE,...
02:31:11	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - EXTENDING ME THIS TIME AND FURTHER EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO CHAIRMAN YOUNG, CHAIRMAN
02:31:15	MR. CALVERT, - HANSEN, RANKING MEMBER MILLER FOR ALLOWING THIS BILL TO MOVE FORWARD TODAY. THE TIMBISHA SHOSHONE TRIBE HAS LIVED
02:31:24	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IN THE HARSH ENVIRONMENT AROUND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK FOR THOUSANDS
02:31:27	Lewis, Jerry - U.S. Representative, [R] California OF YEARS. S. 2102 PROVIDES FOR THE TRANSFER OF APPROXIMATELY 7,754 ACRES OF LAND IN TRUST FOR THE TIMBISHA SHOSHONE TRIBE. THIS LAND WILL ALLOW THE TRIBE...
02:33:04	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - YOU. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT PIECE OF LEGISLATION, AND I URGE ITS PASSAGE AND WOULD YIELD
02:33:07	MR. UDALL, - BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE
02:33:09	MR. LEWIS, - SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ALL TIME HAVING BEEN YIELDED BACK,
02:33:11	Udall, Tom - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL SENATE 2102. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN
02:33:21	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE,
02:33:24	MR. CALVERT, - THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE
02:33:29	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. CALVERT: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 4312. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK...
02:33:57	MR. CALVERT, - AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
02:34:01	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. CALVERT,
02:34:04	THE CLERK, - AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. HOLT, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. CALVERT: MADAM SPEAKER,...
02:34:21	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - SUITABILITY AND FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A UPPER HOUSATONIC NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS....
02:34:32	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California ASSOCIATED VALLEY LIE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF MASSACHUSETTS AND THE NORTHWESTERN CORNER OF CONNECTICUT. THE RIVER FLOWS APPROXIMATELY 148 MILES,...
02:35:59	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - OF CREATING THE UPPER HOUSATONIC
02:36:02	MR. HOLT, - NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. THE STUDY WOULD COVER A 60-MILE STRETCH OF THE UPPER HOUSATONIC
02:36:08	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - RIVER'S WATERSHED, INCLUDING NINE TOWNS IN CONNECTICUT AND 18 TOWNS IN
02:36:11	Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey MASSACHUSETTS, AS MY COLLEAGUE FROM CALIFORNIA HAS LAID OUT. WHILE NO STATUTORY STANDARDS EXIST FOR NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE...
02:37:59	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER
02:38:03	MR. CALVERT, - IS LAID ON THE
02:38:05	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TABLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? MR. CALVERT: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS S. 1936 AS AMENDED....
02:38:31	MR. CALVERT, -
02:38:35	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
02:38:49	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
02:39:13	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
02:39:25	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California
02:40:01	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
02:40:07	Udall, Tom - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico
02:41:07	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
02:41:25	Walden, Greg - U.S. Representative, [R] Oregon
02:42:43	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MR. CALVERT: MADAM SPEAKER, THE DELAWARE RIVER IS THE LAST FREE-FLOWING RIVER IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. APPROXIMATELY 330 MILES IN LENGTH, THE RIVER...
02:43:40	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California AND IN 1992, CONGRESS AUTHORIZED A STUDY OF THE LOWER DELAWARE REGION TO DETERMINE ITS VIABILITY FOR THE WILD AND SCENIC DESIGNATION. THE STUDY CONCLUDED...
02:44:43	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - RIVER ACTS INTRODUCED BY SENATOR LAUTENBERG. AS ONE OF THE MEMBERS WHO
02:44:47	MR. HOLT, - REPRESENTS THE DELAWARE RIVER REGION, I AM PROUD TO BE A CO-SPONSOR OF THE HOUSE
02:44:51	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - COMPANION LEGISLATION TO S. 1296 ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUES, REPRESENTATIVE
02:44:56	Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey GREENWOOD, REPRESENTATIVE TOOMEY, AND REPRESENTATIVE ROUKEMA. THIS DELAWARE DESIGNATION IS TRULY A BIPARTISAN EFFORT AND I AM PLEASED THAT IT IS NOW MOVING...
02:52:29	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
02:52:33	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND...
02:52:43	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? MR. CALVERT: I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 5598. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK...
02:53:07	MR. CALVERT, - APPROVAL BY THE UNITED STATES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE
02:53:12	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. CALVERT, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM
02:53:15	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California NEW MEXICO, MR. UDALL, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES.
02:53:30	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
02:53:55	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California
02:54:19	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
02:54:25	Udall, Tom - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico
02:55:37	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
02:56:07	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California THE PURPOSE
02:58:19	Udall, Tom - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico OF THIS LEGISLATION IS TO PROTECT ENDANGERED FISH SPECIES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. CONSTRUCTION OF FISH SCREENS AUTHORIZED BY THIS BILL WILL HELP DECREASE...
03:00:22	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM CALIFORNIA FOR YIELDING AND MADAM SPEAKER, THIS IS
03:00:29	Unidentified Speaker, - INDEED ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF GETTING THINGS DONE, GETTING THINGS DONE FOR FISH AND GETTING THINGS DONE FOR FARMERS IN THE NORTHWEST. AS
03:00:38	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - YOU KNOW, OUR SALMON RUNS FACE TREMENDOUS CHALLENGES THERE, THE WILD
03:00:42	Walden, Greg - U.S. Representative, [R] Oregon SAL MAN RUNS DO. AND OUR FARMERS ARE UNDER INCREDIBLE PRESSURE. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE BILLS THAT IS A WIN-WIN FOR BOTH SIDES BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE...
03:02:45	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE RESOLUTION IS AGREED TO, AND
03:02:47	MR. CALVERT, - WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID
03:02:50	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ON THE TABLE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE TITLE IS AMENDED. >> MADAM SPEAKER? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA...
03:03:14	Unidentified Speaker, -
03:03:15	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
03:03:18	Young, Donald "Don" - U.S. Representative, [R] Alaska WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
03:03:27	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? MR. CALVERT: I MOVE THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 460....
03:03:48	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - RESPECT TO FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
03:03:51	MR. CALVERT, - PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR.
03:03:56	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - OSE, AND MR. CUMMINGS EACH WILL CONTROL
03:03:58	Ose, Doug - U.S. Representative, [R] California 20 MINUTES, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. OSE: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH TO REVISE...
03:04:10	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE GENTLEMAN MAY PROCEED. MR. OSE: I'M PLEASED TO HAVE
03:04:20	Stump, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona THE HOUSE CONSIDER H.R. 460, IMPORTANT LEGISLATION INTRODUCED BY MY COLLEAGUES, MR. GAL AGO LEE OF CALIFORNIA.
03:04:28	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THIS BIPARTISAN ADMINISTRATION AMENDS
03:04:30	MR. OSE, - CIVIL SERVICE LAW RELATED TO THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
03:04:33	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AND THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FIRE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE THE MANDATORY
03:04:37	Ose, Doug - U.S. Representative, [R] California SEPARATION AGE FOR FEDERAL FIREFIGHTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO HAVE 20 YEARS OF SERVICE. CURRENTLY THE MANDATORY SEPARATION AGE IS 55 FOR FIREFIGHTERS...
03:05:52	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - SPREAD THIN.
03:05:54	MR. CUMMINGS, - MORE THAN 29,000 PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED IN FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS, INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 2,500 ARMY SOLDIERS AND MARINES AND FIRE MANAGERS FROM
03:06:07	Cummings, Elijah - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland CANADA, AUSTRALIA, MEXICO, AND NEW ZEALAND. IN ADDITION, 1,200 FIRE ENGINES, 240 HELICOPTERS, AND 50 AIR TANKERS WERE IN USE THIS SEASON. IF NOTHING ELSE,...
03:14:51	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - WE UNDERSTAND CLEARLY THE JOB THAT THEY DO.
03:14:55	MR. CUMMINGS, - WE UNDERSTAND THE DANGERS,
03:14:56	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AND WE
03:14:57	Cummings, Elijah - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT WE OWE THEM A GREAT DEBT OF GRATITUDE. WE HAVE SEEN THE FIRES IN THE WEST, AND WE REALIZE THAT SO OFTEN WHEN THOSE FIREFIGHTERS GO...
03:16:02	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
03:16:05	MR. OSE, - THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR,
03:16:10	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT
03:16:14	MR. OSE, - OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE
03:16:16	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TABLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? MR. OSE: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL HOUSE CONCURRENT...
03:16:41	MR. OSE, - MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS ON THE BILL HOUSE CONCURRENT
03:16:47	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - RESOLUTION 415. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT
03:16:49	THE CLERK, - OBJECTION. PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. OSE, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND, MR. CUMMINGS, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES....
03:17:01	MR. OSE, - SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. OSE: MADAM SPEAKER, I AM PLEASED TO HAVE...
03:17:08	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - CONSIDER HOUSE CONDITION CURRENT RESOLUTION 415, LEGISLATION INTRODUCED BY MR. KNOLLENBERG OF MICHIGAN. THIS LEGISLATION EXPRESSES THE SENSE OF CONGRESS...
03:17:21	MR. OSE, - IT ASKS THE PRESIDENT TO ISSUE A PROCLAMATION CALLING UPON THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES TO
03:17:25	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - OBSERVE SUCH A DAY WITH
03:17:26	Ose, Doug - U.S. Representative, [R] California APPROPRIATE CEREMONIES AND ACTIVITIES IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE MANY INFANTS, CHILDREN, TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES WHO HAVE DIED....
03:20:36	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - WITH THE HOUSE THEREON. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND. MR. CUMMINGS: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM SPEAKER. MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD...
03:21:01	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - WHEN ONE LOOKS AT IT ON ITS
03:21:03	Cummings, Elijah - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland FACE, THEY MAY NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND ITS SIGNIFICANCE, BUT IT IS SO IMPORTANT. YESTERDAY HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES JOURNEYED TO WASHINGTON, D.C., TO CELEBRATE...
03:28:19	MR. CUMMINGS, - PASSED THIS WILL BE THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR WE HAVE DESIGNATED THE SECOND SUNDAY IN DECEMBER AS NATIONAL CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL DAY. I URGE MEMBERS...
03:28:58	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THINK ABOUT THE LITTLE PRAYER, MADAM SPEAKER, THAT WE SAY SO
03:29:02	Cummings, Elijah - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland OFTEN WITH OUR CHILDREN. WE SAY NOW LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP, I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO KEEP, AND IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE, I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO TAKE....
03:30:26	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - I ASK
03:30:28	MR. OSE, - FOR A RECORDED VOTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: DOES THE GENTLEMAN ASK FOR
03:30:32	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE YEAS AND NAYS? MR. OSE: THE GENTLEMAN DOES ASK FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR...
03:30:46	MR. OSE, - ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20
03:30:50	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AND THE CHAIR'S PRIOR ANNOUNCEMENT, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS MOTION
03:30:53	MR. OSE, - WILL
03:30:55	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? MR. OSE: I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 3218, THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER...
03:31:29	MR. OSE, - DRAFTS ISSUED ON PUBLIC MONEY IN THE TREASURY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. OSE, AND THE GENTLEMAN...
03:31:36	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TEXAS, MR. TURNER, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES.
03:31:39	Ose, Doug - U.S. Representative, [R] California THE WHICH WERE -- THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. OSE: I'D LIKE TO YIELD TO AS MUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME, MR. CALVERT. THE SPEAKER...
03:31:52	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MR. CALVERT: MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE AS THE AUTHOR OF 3218, THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER CONFIDENTIALITY ACT OF 1999. FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP...
03:32:05	MR. OSE, - ESPECIALLY REPRESENTATIVE CLAY SHAW, CHAIRMAN OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE OF WAYS
03:32:10	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AND MEANS WHO PRESENTLY HAS A MORE COMPREHENSIVE
03:32:13	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California BILL BEFORE THE HOUSE FOR HIS LONG-TIME ADVOCACY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION PRIVACY. H.R. 3218 IS ONLY A SMALL STEP TOWARDS PROTECTING ALL AMERICANS FROM...
03:34:31	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES TO ENSURE THAT SOCIAL
03:34:35	Turner, James - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas SECURITY NUMBERS ARE NOT VISIBLE THROUGH THE UNOPENED MAILINGS OF GOVERNMENT CHECKS OR OTHER DRAFTS. I APPRECIATE REPRESENTATIVE CALVERT FOR BRINGING...
03:37:02	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING
03:37:05	MR. OSE, - VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE -- MR. OSE: I ASK FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS.
03:37:11	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TAKING THIS VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE AND REMAIN STANDING UNTIL...
03:37:28	MR. OSE, -
03:37:31	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - BE POSTPONED. >> MADAM SPEAKER? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. OSE: I MOVE THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND...
03:38:03	Unidentified Speaker, - GEORGE STREET IN YORK, PENNSYLVANIA,
03:38:05	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AS THE GEORGE ATLEE GOODLING POST OFFICE BUILDING.
03:38:08	MR. OSE, - THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. OSE, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM
03:38:13	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TEXAS, MR. TURNER, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM
03:38:17	Ose, Doug - U.S. Representative, [R] California CALIFORNIA.
03:38:28	Goodling, William "Bill" F. - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
03:43:07	Turner, James - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas THIS HOUSE AND PAY TRIBUTE TO HIS FATHER IN THIS WAY. CLEARLY, BOTH GOODLINGS SERVED WITH DISTINCTION IN THIS HOUSE AND SERVED THE PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA...
03:44:11	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - H.R. 5210? THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
03:44:14	MR. OSE, - THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE
03:44:21	MR. TURNER, - RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL
03:44:22	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT
03:44:24	MR. OSE, - OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON
03:44:26	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE TABLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? MR. LEWIS: MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO TAKE FROM THE SPEAKER'S TABLE...
03:45:02	Lewis, Jerry - U.S. Representative, [R] California THE SENATE AMENDMENTS THERETO, DISAGREE TO THE AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE AND AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REQUESTED BY THE SENATE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
03:45:29	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THERE OBJECTION? HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
03:45:32	THE CLERK, - REQUEST IS SO ORDERED. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CHAIR NAMES THE FOLLOWING CONFEREES. CONFEREES FOR H.R.
03:45:47	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - 4635, MESSRS. WALSH, DELAY, HOBSON, KNOLLENBERG, FRELINGHUYSEN, MRS. NORTHUP, MESSRS. SUNUNU, YOUNG OF FLORIDA, MRS. MEEK OF FLORIDA, MESSRS. PRICE, KRAMER...
03:46:30	MR. OSE, - TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. OSE, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. TURNER, EACH WILL
03:46:36	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
03:46:38	Ose, Doug - U.S. Representative, [R] California THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. OSE: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE...
03:46:50	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. OSE: I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN...
03:47:01	Stump, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN MAY PROCEED. MR. TURNER: H.R. 5016, MADAM SPEAKER, NAMES A POSTAL FACILITY AFTER J.T. WEEKER.
03:47:11	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE LEGISLATION WAS INTRODUCED
03:47:13	MR. OSE, - BY MY FRIEND
03:47:15	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AND COMMITTEE COLLEAGUE, REPRESENTATIVE ROD BLAGOJEVICH ON JULY 27 OF THIS
03:47:20	MR. TURNER, - YEAR. I WOULD LIKE, MADAM SPEAKER, TO
03:47:23	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - YIELD SUCH TIME
03:47:25	Turner, James - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas AS HE MAY CONSUME TO MY FRIEND, REPRESENTATIVE DANNY DAVIS OF ILLINOIS, THE GREAT CITY OF CHICAGO. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS...
03:47:53	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THOMAS, J.T., WEEKER.
03:47:57	Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois HE WAS AREA VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE AND UNFORTUNATELY HE PASSED AWAY ATEN EARLY AGE. IT WAS VERY INTERESTING...
03:50:42	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THIS RESOLUTION NAMING THIS POSTAL
03:50:45	MR. OSE, - FACILITY AFTER AN OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVANT WHO WORKED EVERY
03:50:51	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - DAY TO BE SURE THAT THE MAIL ARRIVED
03:50:53	Turner, James - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas ON TIME AND ALL TOO OFTEN I THINK WE FAIL TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE MADE EVERY DAY BY THE FINE EMPLOYEES OF OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT....
03:51:27	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION,
03:51:32	MR. OSE, - THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER
03:51:33	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE TITLE IS AMENDED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA RISE?
03:53:34	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
03:53:55	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
03:54:19	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
03:54:31	Shuster, Bud - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
03:55:13	Duncan, John James Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee CONDUCTED A LENGTHY AND THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF THE T.W.A. 800 CRASH. I PERSONALLY DO NOT BELIEVE THAT CHAIRMAN HALL OR ANY OF THE MANY GOOD PEOPLE...
04:03:30	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ENSURE THE UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. SINCE 1997, THE BOARD HAS INVESTIGATED MORE THAN 7,000
04:03:35	MR. SHOWS, - ACCIDENTS, ISSUED OVER 60 MAJOR REPORTS COVERING ALL TRANSPORTATION MODES. AVIATION, HIGHWAY, TRANSIT, MARITIME, RAILROAD, PIPELINE, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS,...
04:06:43	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - BILL SENATE 2412. AS MANY AS
04:06:45	MR. SHUSTER, - ARE IN FAVOR WILL INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE...
04:06:51	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION
04:06:54	MR. SHOWS, - TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA SEEK
04:06:58	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - RECOGNITION? MR. SHUSTER: I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 5110. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE. THE CLERK: H.R....
04:07:19	MR. SHUSTER, - FROM MISSISSIPPI, MR. SHOWS, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES.
04:07:23	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
04:07:26	THE CLERK, - MR. SHUSTER: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. GEORGE BROWN WAS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY REGARDED MEMBERS OF THIS CONGRESS WHO FOR SO MANY YEARS. AND WHILE ON THE...
04:07:35	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AISLE, I KNOW OF A SINGLE INSTANCE IN WHICH HE PUT PARTISAN POLITICS AHEAD OF WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE BEST FOR THIS COUNTRY, AND SO IT
04:07:46	Shuster, Bud - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania IS WITH A GREAT SENSE OF OPPORTUNITY THAT I LAY THIS BEFORE US TODAY, THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE A VERY DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN. I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS...
04:08:23	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
04:08:28	Shows, Ronnie - U.S. Representative, [D] Mississippi
04:11:43	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California WORKED FOR FOR SO LONG. SO I KNOW HIS WIDOW, MARTA, I'M SURE WOULD BE WATCHING TODAY AND IS GRATEFUL THAT THIS RECOGNITION IS TAKING PLACE AND I'M CERTAINLY...
04:14:02	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - DOES ABOUT THE GENTLEMAN WE HONOR
04:14:04	MR. SHOWS, - TODAY THAT THIS BILL COMES FORWARD TO THE HOUSE FLOOR. IT IS AN EXTRAORDINARY REACHING ACROSS
04:14:12	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE POLITICAL AISLES AND
04:14:14	Oberstar, James L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota ACROSS THE GENERATIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN TO SPONSOR -- NOT ONLY SPONSOR THIS LEGISLATION BUT ACTUALLY VIGOROUSLY ADVOCATE FOR IT AND TO ENSURE THAT IS...
04:20:16	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ARE IN FAVOR WILL INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
04:20:18	MR. SHUSTER, - THOSE OPPOSED WILL SAY NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED,...
04:20:27	MR. SHOWS, - UPON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. SHUSTER:
04:20:29	MR. SHUSTER, - MR. SPEAKER, I
04:20:30	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND CONCUR WITH THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 3069. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE...
04:20:49	MR. SHUSTER, - PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. SHUSTER, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI, MR. SHOWS, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR...
04:20:56	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MR. SHUSTER: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER,
04:21:01	THE CLERK, - THE SOUTHEAST FEDERAL CENTER PUBLIC-PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2000 AUTHORIZES THE ADMINISTRATOR OF G.S.A.
04:21:08	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH REGARD TO THAT ACTIVITY. THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION WAS REPORTED OUT OF THE
04:21:17	Shuster, Bud - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania TRANSPORTATION-INFRASTRUCTURE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MARCH OF THIS YEAR, PASSED THE HOUSE ON MAY 8. THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS REPORTED THEIRS...
04:22:08	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - I WANTED TO COME TO THE FLOOR
04:22:10	Shows, Ronnie - U.S. Representative, [D] Mississippi TO EXPRESS MY DEEP APPRECIATION, HOWEVER, FOR THE BIPARTISAN LEADERSHIP THIS BILL HAS RECEIVED, ESPECIALLY FROM THE CHAIR
04:22:18	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - OF OUR FULL COMMITTEE, BUD SHUSTER, AS WELL
04:22:21	Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Congressional Delegate, [D] District of Columbia FROM OUR RANKING MEMBER, JIM OBERSTAR, AND FROM OUR SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR, BOB FRANKS, AND THE RANGING MEMBER -- RANKING MEMBER, BOB WISE. THE BILL IS UNIQUE....
04:26:13	MS. NORTON, -
04:26:31	Oberstar, James L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota URCES TO DEVELOP THAT ASSET. THE PRIVATE SECTOR, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS SEARCHING FOR SOUND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES. AT THE END OF THE TERM OF THIS...
04:31:32	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TO H.R. 3069. AS MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR WILL
04:31:34	MR. SHUSTER, - INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING
04:31:38	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE
04:31:39	MR. SHOWS, - RULES ARE SUSPENDED. THE SENATE AMENDMENTS ARE AGREED TO. AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA....
04:32:07	MR. SHUSTER, - THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. SHUSTER, AND THE GENTLEMAN
04:32:13	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - FROM MISSISSIPPI, MR. SHOWS EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES.
04:32:16	THE CLERK, - THE CHAIRMAN RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. SHUSTER: THANK YOU. I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION TO NAME THE COURTHOUSE IN SEATTLE,...
04:32:29	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - COURTHOUSE. PRIVATE NAKAMURA VOLUNTEERED
04:32:38	Shuster, Bud - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania FOR THE 442 REG MENTAL -- REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM. IN 1944, IN ITALY, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS NAKAMURA'S ACT OF HEROISM FREED HIS PLATOON'S POSITION OF GUNFIRE...
04:34:11	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - STATES COURT HOUSE.
04:34:14	MR. SHOWS, - THE BILL HAS SUPPORTED THE
04:34:17	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ENTIRE DELLINGS IN BEHALF
04:34:18	Shows, Ronnie - U.S. Representative, [D] Mississippi OF THIS BILL. THE STORY OF WILLIAM NAKAMURA IS THE STORY OF AN AMERICAN HERO. HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SEATTLE. AS A YOUNG MAN IN 1942, HE AND HIS...
04:36:33	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
04:36:35	MR. SHUSTER, - GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA. MR. OBERSTAR: MR. SPEAKER, THE
04:36:38	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - COMMITTEE
04:36:40	Shows, Ronnie - U.S. Representative, [D] Mississippi ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MIGHT ALSO HAVE A SUBTITLE, THE COMMITTEE ON COMMENDATION OF GREAT AMERICANS. THERE ARE FEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR
04:36:54	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - US IN THIS BODY TO MEMORIALIZE
04:36:57	Oberstar, James L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota AMERICANS WHO HAVE MADE GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COUNTRY, SACRIFICE IN MANY WAYS INCLUDING, AS IN THIS CASE, SACRIFICE OF THEIR VERY LIVES. IT IS...
04:42:01	Shuster, Bud - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
04:42:37	McDermott, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington HERO, BUT ALSO TO ACKNOWLEDGE A BLOCK ON OUR POLITICAL SITUATION THAT MANY OF US HAVE TRIED HARD TO REMOVE OVER THE YEARS. AND NAMING THIS COURTHOUSE...
04:47:53	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT
04:47:56	MR. SHUSTER, - HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE.
04:48:01	MR. SHOWS, - THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
04:48:02	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MR. SHUSTER: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE
04:48:05	MR. SHUSTER, - LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH
04:48:06	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON H.R. 5110, H.R. 5302, AND H.R. 3069, THE MESH USE JUST CONSIDERED BY THE HOUSE --...
04:48:23	Stump, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA SEEK RECOGNITION? MR. CALVERT: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND...
04:48:42	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - COMPLAINT ALLEGING THE PREPARATION OF FALSE INSPECTION CERTIFICATES AT HUNTS POINT
04:48:46	MR. CALVERT, - TERMINAL MARKET, BRONX, NEW YORK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. CALVERT,
04:48:51	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA, MR. PETERSON, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES.
04:48:54	THE CLERK, - THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. CALVERT: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE...
04:49:08	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ACT TO EXTEND THE TIME PERIOD DURING WHICH PERSONS MAY FILE A COMPLAINT ALLEGING THE PREPARATION OF FALSE INSPECTION CERTIFICATES...
04:49:19	MR. CALVERT, - MARKET IN BRONX, NEW YORK.
04:49:21	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
04:49:23	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL H.R. 4965, A BILL TO EXTEND THE TIME PERIOD TO FILE A COMPLAINT...
04:52:33	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - DONE A GOOD JOB OF LAYING OUT WHAT THE SITUATION, THIS BILL
04:52:37	MR. PETERSON, - IS TECHNICAL IN NATURE. I AM THE RANKING MEMBER ON THE LIVESTOCK AND HORTICULTURE SUBCOMMITTEE AND SAT THROUGH THE HEARINGS REGARDING THIS
04:52:48	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - HUNTS POINT SITUATION, AND IT IS AND WAS QUITE A MESS TO SAY
04:52:51	Peterson, Collin - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota THE LEAST. WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE IS MERELY A TECHNICAL CHANGE TO GIVE THESE FOLKS ENOUGH TIME SO THEY CAN FILE THESE CLAIMS AS WAS INDICATED...
04:53:55	MR. PETERSON, -
04:55:01	Barrett, Bill - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska 21ST CENTURY. AT THE SAME TIME, THIS BILL WILL ASSIST POVERTY-STRICKEN COUNTRIES AS THEY CONTINUE TO ACCEPT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE UNITED STATES NUTRITION...
04:58:55	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - SEVERAL OTHER NEW PROVISIONS WHICH I WILL GO
04:58:58	Peterson, Collin - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota OVER. GIVEN TODAY'S WORLD MARKET, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR FARMERS AND COMMODITY MERCHANTS HAVE THE BEST TECHNICAL SUPPORT POSSIBLE TO HELP THEM COMPETE...
05:03:39	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - HIS TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ALL TIME HAVING BEEN YIELDED THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES
05:03:43	Barrett, Bill - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska AND AGREE TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 632. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE,...
05:03:57	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA. MR. BARRETT: I ASK UNANIMOUS
05:04:00	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - CONSENT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS ON THE RESOLUTION JUST ADOPTED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
05:04:19	Barrett, Bill - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska 1978. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: SENATE 1707, AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978...
05:04:28	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - CERTAIN DESIGNATED FEDERAL ENTITIES THAT BE ESTABLISHMENTS UNDER SUCH ACT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE
05:04:34	MR. OSE, - SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. OSE, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. TURNER, EACH WILL CONTROL
05:04:40	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA.
05:04:43	Ose, Doug - U.S. Representative, [R] California MR. OSE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. MR. SPEAKER, I ASK THAT MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE...
05:04:54	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - SO ORDERED. MR. OSE: S. 107 WOULD MAKE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL A PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT. THE BILL WOULD AUTHORIZE A
05:05:04	Udall, Tom - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR ACADEMY AND FORENSIC LABORATORY FOR THE INSPECTOR GENERAL COMMUNITY. OFFICES OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARE INDEPENDENT,
05:05:12	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - NONPARTISAN AND OBJECTIVE UNITS THAT EXIST IN NEARLY 60 FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES,
05:05:18	Ose, Doug - U.S. Representative, [R] California INCLUDING ALL CABINET DEPARTMENTS, MAJOR EXECUTIVE BRANCH AGENCIES AND MANY SMALLER BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND FOUNDATIONS. THE PRIMARY...
05:07:35	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AUTHORITY BY MAKING THE POSITION PRESIDENTLY APPOINTED.
05:07:39	MR. TURNER, - UNDER CURRENT LAW, THE INSPECTOR
05:07:42	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - GENERAL IS APPOINTED BY THE AGENT HEAD.
05:07:45	Turner, James - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas AS ALL OF US UNDERSTAND, THE INSPECTOR GENERALS IN ALL OF OUR AGENCIES PERFORM A VERY IMPORTANT WATCHDOG FUNCTION IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO CARRY THAT OUT...
05:09:37	MR. TURNER, -
05:09:49	Duncan, John James Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
05:12:55	MR. TURNER, - TOXICOLOGICA STUDIES WHILE REPLACING ANIMAL TESTS AND ENSURING HUMAN SAFETY AND PRODUCT EFFECTIVENESS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
05:13:31	MR. TURNER, - PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA AND MR. UDAL EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA. MR. BLILEY:...
05:13:50	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MR. BLILEY: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF FIVE MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN MAY PROCEED. MR. BLILEY: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT...
05:14:00	Stump, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona H.R. 4281, THE ICCVAM ACT THAT WILL PROVIDE STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR AN AD HOC INNER AGENCY
05:14:08	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - COMMITTEE THAT WAS SET UP OVER
05:14:11	MR. BLILEY, - AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
05:14:13	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES IN 1994.
05:14:16	Bliley, Thomas J. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia ON OCTOBER 5, 2000, A FULL COMMERCE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED H.R. 4281. AT THAT TIME THE COMMITTEE NEGOTIATED WITH THE COMMITTEE'S RANKING MEMBER AND REACHED...
05:17:25	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - VALIDATING METHODS OF, WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1994.
05:17:28	MR. UDALL, - IN RESPONSE TO A DIRECTIVE IN
05:17:31	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE N.I.H. REVITALIZATION ACT
05:17:33	MR. UDALL, - OF 1993 INSTRUCTING THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA AND PROCESSES FOR VALIDATION AND REGULATORY ACCEPTANCE OF TOXICOLOGICAL TEST METHODS....
05:19:24	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU THESE LAST EIGHT YEARS AND WISH YOU
05:19:28	MR. BLILEY, - WELL IN YOUR RETIREMENT. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT THIS BILL HAS BEEN CAREFULLY CRAFTED
05:19:35	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THROUGH THE TIRELESS WORK AND EFFORT
05:19:37	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California OF MANY INDIVIDUALS. THIS BILL, H.R. 4281, THE ICCVAM AUTHORIZATION ACT, ENJOYS SUPPORT FROM AN OVERWHELM COALITION OF COMPANIES AND GROUPS THAT SPAN...
05:21:25	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE.
05:21:27	MR. BLILEY, - WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE TITLE IS AMENDED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE
05:21:30	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA SEEK RECOGNITION? MR. CALVERT: I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 5225 WITH AN AMENDMENT. THE SPEAKER PRO...
05:21:52	MR. CALVERT, - PROTECTION, AND INTERPRETATION OF THE RESOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CIVIL WAR AND THE CIVIL WAR BATTLES IN AND
05:21:57	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AROUND
05:22:00	THE CLERK, - THE CITY OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. CALVERT, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW...
05:22:22	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ARE BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THE CIVIL WAR SITES ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. THE BILL ALSO ENCOURAGES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT, INTERPRETATION
05:22:32	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California OF THE RESOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CIVIL WAR AND THE CIVIL WAR BATTLES IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. THE BOUNDARY REVISION WOULD ESTABLISH...
05:23:49	Udall, Tom - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico
05:25:01	MR. CALVERT, -
05:25:19	Bliley, Thomas J. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia RICHMOND AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE CIVIL WAR. LASTLY, THIS EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BATTLE OF NEW MARKET HEIGHTS. MANY AFRICAN-AMERICAN SOLDIERS...
05:30:27	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - FOR YIELDING. MR. SPEAKER, I
05:30:29	MR. UDALL, - JOIN WITH MY COLLEAGUE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA, MR. BLILEY, IN SUPPORT OF THIS IMPORTANT MEASURE WHICH RE-AUTHORIZES THE BOUNDARIES OF THE RICHMOND...
05:30:44	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
05:30:45	Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia FOR THEIR VALOR DURING THE BATTLE OF NEW MARKET HEIGHTS. LET ME SHARE WITH YOU FOR A MOMENT THE STORY BEHIND THE BATTLE OF NEW MARKET HEIGHTS. DURING...
05:33:51	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MR. UDALL: YIELD BACK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND
05:33:55	Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California PASS THE BILL H.R. 5225 AS AMENDED. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE,...
05:34:08	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. CALVERT: MR. SPEAKER, I'D
05:34:12	MR. UDALL, -
05:34:13	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ALLOW FIVE DAYS FOR -- TO REVISE AND EXTEND. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, IT'S SO ORDERED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE...
05:34:30	MR. CALVERT, - THOMAS: I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS SENATE BILL 3201. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE. THE CLERK: SENATE 3201, AN...
05:34:38	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. THOMAS, AND THE GENTLEMAN VIRGINIA,...
05:34:50	MR. THOMAS, - TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND FROM VIRGINIA, MR. SCOTT, FOR HIS WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST US
05:34:54	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IN MOVING THESE PIECES OF
05:34:56	THE CLERK, - LEGISLATION. A SENATE BILL 3201, WHICH HAS
05:35:01	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ITS HOUSE COUNTERPART, AUTHORED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO, MR. REGULA, IS AN INTERESTING BILL. IT'S WHAT'S IN A NAME. WE CURRENTLY HAVE THE NATIONAL...
05:35:10	Thomas, William "Bill" M. - U.S. Representative, [R] California OF AMERICAN ART, AND WE'RE GOING TO RENAME THAT NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART NOT FOR THE FIRST TIME. IN 1906, THIS MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART WAS CALLED...
05:36:24	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - OF LEGISLATION FROM OHIO, MR. REGULA.
05:36:27	Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia MR. REGULA: I THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR YIELDING AND, MR. SPEAKER, I ALONG WITH CONGRESSMAN SAM JOHNSON OF TEXAS AND CONGRESSMAN BOB
05:36:37	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MATSUI OF CALIFORNIA SERVE AS
05:36:40	MR. THOMAS, - MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION AND WE HAVE TOGETHER SPONSORED THE LEGISLATION THAT IS THE
05:36:48	Regula, Ralph - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio HOUSE BILL AND OF COURSE IT PARALLELS THE SENATE BILL WHICH WE'RE WORKING ON TODAY, AND THIS LEGISLATION IS INTRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THE APPROVAL OF...
05:38:02	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE TABLE. MR. THOMAS: I ASK
05:38:04	MR. THOMAS, - UNANIMOUS CONSENT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS
05:38:06	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THE SUBJECT OF THE BILL JUST PASSED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT...
05:38:24	Thomas, William "Bill" M. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
05:38:31	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
05:38:35	MR. THOMAS, -
05:39:07	MR. THOMAS, -
05:39:19	Thomas, William "Bill" M. - U.S. Representative, [R] California RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL H.R. 4656 TO AUTHORIZE THE FOREST SERVICE TO CONVEY CERTAIN LANDS IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN TO THE WASHOE...
05:43:55	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - KNOWN AS THE PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILDLIFE RESTORATION ACT AND THE DINGELL-JOHNSON
05:44:00	MR. YOUNG, - FISH RESTORATION ACT TO ENHANCE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO STATES FOR
05:44:04	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PROJECTS, INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATIONAL HUNTING, BOW HUNTING, TRAPPING,
05:44:10	Young, Donald "Don" - U.S. Representative, [R] Alaska ARCHERY, AND FISHING BY ELIMINATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WASTE, FRAUD, ABUSE, MALL ADMINISTRATION, AND UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES FOR ADMINISTRATION...
05:44:41	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN THROUGH TAXES ON GUNS, AMMUNITION, ARCHERY EQUIPMENT AND FISHING EQUIPMENT FOR STATE FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENTS TO
05:44:50	Young, Donald "Don" - U.S. Representative, [R] Alaska USE TO RESTORATION PROJECTS. ADMINISTRATION OF THESE ACTS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. OVERSIGHT CONDUCTED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTEE...
05:47:07	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - SERVICE. IT WAS THE PROSPECT
05:47:08	MR. UDALL, - OF CARA CONTRIBUTING AN ADDITIONAL $350
05:47:11	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MILLION A YEAR IN OUTER
05:47:13	Udall, Tom - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL REVENUES TO PITTMAN ROBERTSON THAT FIRST SPURRED CHAIRMAN YOUNG'S DECEMBER, 1998 FOR A GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REVIEW OF THE ...
05:49:52	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - DUANE GIBSON HAS WORKED VERY HARD,
05:49:55	Young, Donald "Don" - U.S. Representative, [R] Alaska LIZ, ESPECIALLY CHRIS TINA DEL MOUNT SMALL. SHE IS NOW A SMALL INSTEAD OF A DELMONT. SHE IS ON HER HONEYMOON AND CAN'T BE HERE TO ENJOY THE SUCCESS OF...
05:51:37	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MR. UDALL: MR. SPEAKER, I OBJECT TO THE VOTE ON THE GROUNDS A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT AND I MAKE A POINT OF ORDER A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT. THE SPEAKER...
05:51:58	Udall, Tom - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: H.R. 41248 A BILL TO MAKE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO
05:52:02	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE PROVISIONS OF THE INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT RELATING TO CONTRACTS, SUPPORT COSTS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER...
05:52:13	MR. YOUNG, - EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM ALASKA. MR. YOUNG: I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES -- EXCUSE ME.
05:52:20	THE CLERK, - MR. SPEAKER, H.R. 4148 MAKES TECHNICAL CHANGES TO THE INDIAN HEALTH SELF-DETERMINATION EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT IN PARTICULAR THE CONTRACT SUPPORT
05:52:29	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - COSTS OF THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE PREVIOUSLY ADMINISTERED BY THE TWO DEPARTMENTS THIS BILL IS TECHNICAL IN NATURE TO ENSURE THAT TRIBAL CONTRACTORS
05:52:37	MR. YOUNG, - WOULD RECOVER THEIR FULL AND DIRECT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE FEDERAL PROGRAMS. TO RECEIVE FUNDING FOR ALL FEDERAL EMPLOYEES PREVIOUSLY UNDER THE...
05:52:49	Young, Donald "Don" - U.S. Representative, [R] Alaska AND HUMAN SERVICES TO FULLY PAY START-UP COSTS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE YEAR IN WHICH SUCH COSTS OCCURRED. MAIN TRIBAL CONTRACTORS HAVE PAID THIS OUT OF...
05:54:07	Udall, Tom - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico
05:55:25	Young, Donald "Don" - U.S. Representative, [R] Alaska
05:57:19	Udall, Tom - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico ER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: SENATE 964, AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR EQUITABLE COMPENSATION FOR THE CHEYENNE RIVER...
05:58:25	MR. YOUNG, - THE GENTLEMAN FROM ALASKA, MR. YOUNG, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO WILL EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ALASKA. MR. YOUNG: S. 94,...
05:58:40	THE CLERK, - TITLE 1 OF THIS BILL WILL ESTABLISH A DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE CHEYENNE
05:58:45	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - RIVER SIOUX TRIBE AS COMPENSATION FOR THE TAKING BY CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS
05:58:50	Young, Donald "Don" - U.S. Representative, [R] Alaska BY THE UNITED STATES OF 104,492 ACRES OF TRIBAL LANDS. THE CONTROLLER GENERAL HAS DETERMINED THAT THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION TO PAY THE TRIBE...
06:02:28	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - SOME MAY HAVE MERIT. OTHERS ARE CONTROVERSIAL. ONE MATTER INVOLVES AN ISSUE
06:02:32	MR. UDALL, - THAT IS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMERCE COMMITTEE, NOT
06:02:35	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE RESOURCES COMMITTEE. THIS IS
06:02:37	Udall, Tom - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico NOT THE RIGHT APPROACH. IT'S NOT THE WAY TO DO BUSINESS. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR TO MEMBERS, NOR IS IT FAIR TO THE PUBLIC. AND I WOULD ASK THE CHAIRMAN...
06:03:23	Young, Donald "Don" - U.S. Representative, [R] Alaska IN REPRESENTATIVE FORM OF GOVERNMENT, THAT IS THE CRITERIA. TO MY INFORMATION, THERE'S BEEN NOBODY OBJECTING TO THESE. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH...
06:04:42	MR. UDALL, - MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR THAT ANSWER. I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH YOUR RESPONSE. WE CLAIMING MY TIME, I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER
06:04:49	MR. YOUNG, - PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ALASKA. MR. YOUNG: I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE...
06:05:01	MR. UDALL, - THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED...
06:05:09	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - SEEK RECOGNITION? MR. UDALL: MR. SPEAKER, I OBJECT TO THE VOTE ON THE GROUND
06:05:12	MR. YOUNG, - THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT
06:05:13	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AND MAKE THE POINT OF ORDER A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20 AND THE CHAIR'S PRIOR ANNOUNCEMENT, FURTHER...
06:05:30	Udall, Tom - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico BILLS JUST DEBATED AND PASSED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, IT'S SO ORDERED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ALASKA. MR. YOUNG: I
06:05:35	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WHEN THE HOUSE ADJOURNS TODAY IT ADJOURN TO MEET AT 4:00 P.M. TOMORROW. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED....
06:05:45	MR. YOUNG, - MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT TODAY FOLLOWING LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS AND ANY SPECIAL ORDERS HERETOFORE ENTERED INTO, THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS MAY...
06:05:52	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - PERMITTED TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE, REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR
06:05:55	Young, Donald "Don" - U.S. Representative, [R] Alaska REMARKS, AND INCLUDE THEREIN EXTRANEOUS MATERIALS.
06:06:01	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MR. CANADY, OCTOBER 18 AND 19, FIVE MINUTES
06:06:05	MR. YOUNG, - EACH, MR. SHAYS, OCTOBER 18 FOR FIVE MINUTES, MR. PRICE -- MS. PRICE, OCTOBER 19, FIVE MINUTES, MRS. MORELLA, FIVE MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT...
06:06:36	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MRS. MINK FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO
06:06:39	MR. UDALL, - ORDERED. WITHOUT OBJECTION PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 206 OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT OF 1974, 42 U.S. CODE...
06:06:57	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - DELINQUENCY PREVENTION. THE CLERK: MR. GORDON MARTIN, ROXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, A TWO-YEAR TERM. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE...
06:07:21	THE CLERK, - ACT AND SECTION 12-L OF THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT, SIGNED
06:07:26	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - WILLIAM J. CLINTON, THE WHITE HOUSE, OCTOBER 17, 2000. THE SPEAKER PRO
06:07:29	THE CLERK, - TEMPORE: REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEES ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND WAYS AND MEANS. UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 6,...
06:07:49	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. LEE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. PALLONE. THE GENTLELADY FROM HAWAII, MRS. MINK. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE...
06:08:23	MR. YOUNG, -
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