[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 66 (Tuesday, May 24, 1994)]
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 PERMISSION FOR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION 
  TO NEXT CONSIDER PROCEEDINGS CONTEMPLATED BY SECTION 3(e) OF HOUSE 
                             RESOLUTION 431

  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when the House 
next resolves itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
of the Union for the further consideration of H.R. 4301, the Committee 
proceed to the consideration of the proceedings contemplated by section 
3(e) of House Resolution 431.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. (Mr. Mollohan). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from California?
  Mr. WALKER. Reserving the right to object, Mr. Speaker, I do so in 
order to ask a couple of questions of the gentleman from California 
[Mr. Dellums].
  It is my understanding that the unanimous consent propounded by the 
gentleman from California would, in fact, allow the House to proceed in 
the next few minutes with the C-17 debate.
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. WALKER. I yield to the gentleman from California.
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. 
Walker] is correct in the first instance.
  Mr. WALKER. We are concerned then with the schedule following that. 
We would certainly be in agreement that it is reasonable to do that at 
this point.
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman would yield to me, I would 
be happy to explain as I am sure the gentleman on that side of the 
aisle are very concerned that before the House adjourn this evening 
that two important issues are debated and acted upon. One instance 
relates to Haiti, and the second relates to peacekeeping.
  Mr. Speaker, I have given the gentleman my assurances that this 
gentleman would not move that the Committee rise until such time as the 
body has acted upon not only the C-17, but peacekeeping and Haiti.
  Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for that. The 
gentleman is correct that that is a concern on our side, and it is my 
understanding that this is something which the gentleman has discussed 
with leadership, that he is not going to run into leadership problems 
later on his side with regard to those two issues.
  Is that correct?
  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman has my word on that.
  Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.

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