[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 190 (Thursday, November 30, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H13841-H13842]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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 FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996--VETO MESSAGE 
                FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

  Mr. LIVINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, notwithstanding the order of the House 
of November 14, 1995, I ask unanimous consent that the veto message of 
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President to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 115) making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
purposes, together with the accompanying joint resolution, be referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Louisiana?
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I wonder if the 
gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. Livingston] would explain to the House 
the effect of his motion.
  Mr. LIVINGSTON. If the gentleman would yield, Mr. Speaker, as the 
gentleman will recall, shortly after the President vetoed the second 
continuing resolution, the House acted to postpone to a date certain 
further consideration of the veto message. That date was December 1, 
this Friday.
  Since then, we have had a successful negotiation with the 
administration regarding the content of a continuing resolution that 
takes us through December 15 and a resolution of the language regarding 
the President's commitment to a balanced budget in 7 years. So I am 
pleased to say no further action on the veto of the continuing 
resolution is necessary, and that is why I am proposing to refer the 
message to the Committee on Appropriations, effectively putting this 
chapter of the debate behind us. I hope everyone would support this 
request.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Louisiana?
  There was no objection.

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