[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 134 (Wednesday, October 1, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H8292]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    EXPEDITING LEGISLATIVE SCHEDULE

  (Mr. ARMEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, as of course we all know, we were here late 
last night as we moved work forward the best we could in the face of 
many motions to adjourn or to rise during the course of the day. But 
our purpose was to try to do our very best to help our colleagues that 
need help on this very special day in their lives.
  We would have been done with all recorded votes today at 11:30, at 
which time there was a motion to adjourn that was offered before us. We 
have, of course, some unfinished business in the form of some remaining 
postponed votes on motions to suspend that tend to occupy our time 
today, and despite the fact that the announced time for adjournment was 
3 o'clock and we have made every effort to move that to 12:30, which 
was met by our completion of work that required votes at 11:30, we 
continue to still be here with a great many Members who are finding 
their life beleaguered by anxiety.

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