[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 8 (Thursday, February 3, 1994)]
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MAKING IN ORDER CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO H.R. 3749 FOLLOWING 
  CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FAZIO OF 
                               CALIFORNIA

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I make this request after consultation with 
the minority leader and the minority whip to simply give us more time 
to see if we can work out an issue related to the buyouts regarding 
Federal employees.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that after the amendment to be 
offered by the gentleman from California [Mr. Fazio] is disposed of 
that it be in order to consider the Clay-Hoyer amendment, No. 2, under 
the terms specified in the rule.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Maryland?
  Mr. GINGRICH. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I do so 
only to make the observation that we will not on our side object as an 
act of comity. We do make the observation that, because we have the 
Reagan-Thatcher dinner this evening, we hope to come back with another 
unanimous consent request in the very near future on length of time 
involving some amendments, but, as an act of comity on our side, Mr. 
Speaker, we do think it makes sense to agree to this unanimous consent 
request.
  Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman.
  Mr. MYERS of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I 
do so for further clarification. Some of us have worked on this for 
quite some time, and I do not disagree that we ought to work out the 
differences. Hopefully we can because we all support the concept. But 
in the event that we have not worked this out at the end of the 
conclusion of the Fazio amendment, if it is offered, are we certain it 
will be taken up then or disposed of if not taken up? Will we have 
further extensions at that time?
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. MYERS of Indiana. I yield to the gentleman from Maryland.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I will tell the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. 
Myers] that I do not expect to ask for further extension, and, if we do 
not have an agreement, I do not expect to offer it.
  Mr. MYERS of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of 
objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Maryland?
  There was no objection.

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