[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 40 (Tuesday, April 8, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H1294-H1295]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




REQUEST FOR PERMISSION FOR SPEAKER TO ENTERTAIN MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE 
                   RULES ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1997

  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that on tomorrow, 
Wednesday, April 9, 1997, the Speaker be authorized to entertain 
motions to suspend the rules and agree to the following bills:
  H.R. 240, the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1997; and H.R. 
757, the American Samoa Development Act of 1997.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from New York?
  Mr. MILLER of California. Reserving the right to object, Mr. Speaker, 
I reserve the right to object because I think that the schedule that 
once again the House is witnessing this week, in light of some very 
important problems that are pressing for the Nation and for this 
institution, first and foremost being campaign finance reform and, 
second, obviously for the people we represent, the health care coverage 
for children, I object to that request.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, would the gentleman yield?
  Mr. MILLER of California. I yield to the gentleman from New York.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I would just point out that we have on the 
schedule this week of a very, very important bill that deals with the 
Federal funding of assisted suicides, of which I am unalterably opposed 
to any kind of Federal funds being spent for that purpose. This bill 
has dual jurisdiction with the Committee on Ways and Means. The 
Committee on Ways and Means had understood that this bill would be 
coming up on the suspension calendar and not under a special rule that 
we would bring to the House. Consequently, we have been negotiating 
with the minority, with Minority Leader Gephardt, about bringing the 
bill up on suspension. We wanted to do that on Thursday. That is the 
reason for this request today to take up this very important measure.
  But if the gentleman insists on objecting, so be it.
  Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I insist on my objection.

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection is heard.

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