[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 21, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1954]
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PERMISSION FOR CERTAIN COMMITTEES TO SIT TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 
                     22, 1995, DURING 5-MINUTE RULE

  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the following 
committees and their subcommittees be permitted to sit tomorrow while 
the House is meeting in the Committee of the Whole House under the 5-
minute rule:
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services; Committee on Commerce; 
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities; Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight; Committee on International Relations; 
Committee on Judiciary; Committee on National Security; Committee on 
Science; Committee on Small Business; and Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure.
  It is my understanding that the minority has been consulted and that 
there is no objection to these requests.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. (Mr. Walker). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from Texas?
  Mr. WISE. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, and I shall not 
object, the distinguished majority leader is correct. The minority has 
been consulted. We wish to express our appreciation for the willingness 
of the Committee on the Judiciary, I believe, or whomever is handling 
the product liability legislation, to defer that until after the 
Democratic Caucus is able to meet with the President of the United 
States tomorrow.
  I would also note, continuing my reservation of objection that as the 
welfare reform bill moves, there is going to be a need for negotiation 
on that as well, in terms of the committees sitting, but that is a 
subject for tomorrow, and this unanimous-consent request, of course, 
only extends for tomorrow. I know other negotiations will take place.
  Therefore, Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Texas?
  There was no objection.

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