[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 5, 1994)]
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                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. MICHEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask for this time that I might inquire of 
the distinguished majority leader how we intend to proceed for the 
balance of the evening, and possibly the schedule for tomorrow.
  Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. MICHEL. I yield to the gentleman from Missouri.

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  Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker, it would be our intention to now go to the 
rule on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and to go to a vote 
on that rule. We expect this to be the last vote of the night. The 
other vote that was called for here will be postponed until tomorrow.
  We also would say to Members that there is an agreement between the 
leadership in a letter going to the President from the leadership on 
both sides calling for a postponement of the vote on the General 
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, assuming the rule were to pass tonight, 
until November 29. No other business would be anticipated at that time 
other than that one vote and one issue on that one day.
  We would then go tonight to general debate on the Haiti resolution, 4 
hours under a unanimous-consent agreement and no vote.
  Tomorrow we would meet at 10 a.m. We would recess until 11 a.m. for 
the Joint Session for the President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela.
  We would reconvene after the speech at approximately noontime for 
resolution, which will take about 5 or so hours. And then go to the 
rule and conference report on the California Desert legislation.
  We have the following matters which will be for the balance of the 
time that we will be here tomorrow and Friday: The conference report on 
the Nanny tax, the congressional reform resolution, congressional 
compliance coverage resolution, and payment in lieu of taxes complete 
consideration.
  Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished gentleman. It is 
not our intention then to adjourn sine die by Friday night sometime?
  Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman will continue to yield, 
that is our intention. Obviously, we would have to include in the 
adjournment resolution some language about coming back on November 29, 
only for the matter of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
  Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman.

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