[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 101 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H5371-H5372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 REQUEST TO POSTPONE RECORDED VOTES DURING CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2160, 
 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  1998

  Mr. SKEEN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that during the 
consideration of H.R. 2160, that on Thursday, July 17, or any day 
thereafter, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone 
until a time during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole 
a request for a recorded vote on any amendment and that the Chairman of 
the Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less than 5 minutes the 
time for voting by electronic device on any postponed question that 
immediately follows another vote by electronic device without 
intervening business, provided that the time for voting by electronic 
device on the first in any series of questions shall not be less than 
15 minutes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hastings of Washington). Is there 
objection to the request of the gentleman from New Mexico?
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I understand 
the gentleman from New Mexico is making

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a unanimous consent request to roll votes tomorrow.
  Let me simply say that at this point I am not at liberty to accede to 
that request. I would urge the gentleman from New Mexico [Mr. Skeen] to 
withdraw the request, and perhaps we will be in a position tomorrow 
when we convene to accede to that request. Right now I have a number of 
problems on my side of the aisle that will prevent us from agreeing to 
it at this time.
  Mr. SKEEN. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. OBEY. I yield to the gentleman from New Mexico.
  Mr. SKEEN. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate that, and I am in total sympathy 
with it, but I think at least we can do the colloquies tonight and get 
those out of the way so that we can get to the substance matter. If the 
gentleman from Wisconsin would agree to that, I will appreciate it.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I do not understand what the gentleman is 
suggesting there.
  Mr. SKEEN. If the gentleman would continue to yield, Mr. Speaker, we 
will withdraw that unanimous-consent request, and do general debate, 
and end it there then.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, perhaps we will be able to agree to the 
request tomorrow.

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