[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 158 (Thursday, October 12, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H9953-H9954]
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   APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES ON H.R. 1868, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT 
        FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1996

  Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 1868) making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, with Senate 
amendments thereto, disagree to the Senate amendments, and agree to the 
conference asked by the Senate.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Alabama?
  There was no objection.


            motion to instruct conferees offered by mr. obey

  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion to instruct conferees.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Mr. Obey moves that the managers on the part of the House 
     at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
     on the bill, H.R. 1868, be instructed to disagree to any 
     Senate amendment that would require the Executive Branch to 
     spend more in fiscal year 1996 than fiscal year 1995 for 
     assistance to any country or project.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey] will 
be recognized for 30 minutes, and the gentleman from Alabama [Mr. 
Callahan] will be recognized for 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey].
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I 
doubt that this will take very much time at all.
  Mr. Speaker, this amendment simply instructs the conferees to refuse 
to agree to any Senate amendment that would require the executive 
branch to spend more in fiscal year 1996 than it did in fiscal year 
1995 for assistance to any country or project.
  When this bill left this House under the leadership of the gentleman 
from Alabama [Mr. Callahan], we had very few earmarks. The Senate added 
some 40. This simply indicates that in an era of declining budgets, we 
should not be requiring an additional amount of money be spent 
anywhere.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the kind comments of the gentleman from 
Wisconsin. I want to say during this past year it has been a pleasure 
to work with the gentleman. His vast knowledge of this very complicated 
foreign policy and foreign operations of this country has been 
invaluable to me, both from him and from the gentleman from Texas [Mr. 
Wilson].
  With respect to the earmarks as mentioned in your bill or your desire 
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have a lack thereof of earmarks, the gentleman knows my philosophy 
there. I totally support that. Therefore, I totally support the 
gentleman's motion and would encourage its adoption.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is 
ordered.
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to instruct 
offered by the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey].
  The motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the Chair appoints the 
following conferees: Messrs. Callahan, Porter, Livingston, Lightfoot, 
Wolf, Packard, Knollenberg, Forbes, Bunn of Oregon, Wilson, Yates, Ms. 
Pelosi, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Obey.
  There was no objection.

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