[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 3 (Friday, January 5, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H216-H217]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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         FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996

  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to call up for 
immediate consideration House Joint Resolution 131, continuing funding 
for many critical Federal departments through January 29, 1996, 
authorizing a 2.4-percent pay raise for the Armed Forces of the United 
States, and waiving all points of order against such an amendment.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I object.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hastert). Under the guidelines 
consistently issued by the successive Speakers and recorded on page 534 
of the House Rules Manual, the Chair is constrained not to entertain 
the gentleman's request until it has been 

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cleared by the bipartisan floor and committee leaderships.


                         parliamentary inquiry

  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state it.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I have been authorized by the minority party 
leadership on this side of the aisle to make such a request. When will 
someone be authorized on the majority side to make such a request?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. That is not a parliamentary inquiry at this 
point.

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