[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 2 (Thursday, January 4, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H120]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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   EXTENSION OF MOST-FAVORED-NATION TREATMENT TO PRODUCTS OF BULGARIA

  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 1643), with the Senate amendment 
thereto, and concur in the Senate amendment, the Dole proposal, to open 
the Government, and that a motion to reconsider be laid on the table.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaHood). Under the guidelines 
consistently issued by successive Speakers as recorded on page 532 of 
the House Rules Manual, the Chair is constrained not to entertain the 
gentleman's request until it has been cleared by the bipartisan floor 
and committee leadership.


                         parliamentary inquiry

  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state it.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, the leadership on this side of the aisle has 
authorized me to make the motion I just did. Can we have any indication 
at all from the majority side as to whether or not there is any plan at 
all for them to allow the Dole proposal to be brought before us?
  Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Regular order, Mr. Speaker.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. That is not a proper parliamentary inquiry.

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