[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 18 (Monday, January 30, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H882-H883]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


PERMISSION FOR CERTAIN COMMITTEES TO SIT TODAY DURING THE 5-MINUTE RULE
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the following 
[[Page H883]] committees, and their subcommittees be permitted to sit 
today while the House is meeting in the Committee of the Whole House 
under the 5-minute rule: The Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the 
Committee on National Security, the Committee on Science, the Committee 
on the Judiciary, the Committee on Resources, the Committee on 
International Relations, and the Committee on Small Business.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my understanding that the minority has been 
consulted and that there is no objection to these requests.
  Mr. BONIOR. Reserving the right to object, Mr. Speaker, I will not 
object. I rise to suggest that this is a reasonable request that my 
friend, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Armey], has made this evening. We 
were given adequate time to consult with the ranking members of each of 
the various committees he has just read off to the body.
  Mr. Chairman, the ranking members of those committees have no 
objection to the request, and the request does not contain a blanket 
waiver of the rule, but it specifies the particular committees that 
would be affected, and it is only for one day. We want to reassure the 
majority that we want to work with their leadership to make this 
institution work better, and as long as we are notified in advance so 
we can check with our appropriate people, and they think it is a 
request that will move this institution forward, we will not object.
  With that, Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Ehlers). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from Texas?
  There was no objection./
  

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