[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 145 (Friday, October 24, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H9529]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. OBEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I take this time so that I may ask the 
gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Regula] a question about the schedule.
  Mr. Speaker, there are a number of Members on this side of the aisle 
who are concerned about what the schedule is for the remainder of the 
day. Is it correct and can Members be assured that the only remaining 
business today is the disposition of this conference report, and that 
we will not be going on to any other legislative matters?
  Mr. REGULA. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. OBEY. I yield to the gentleman from Ohio.
  Mr. REGULA. Mr. Speaker, yes, I have been advised by the leadership 
that the last vote of the day will be the vote on the Interior 
conference report, and I also want to assure the Members, because many 
of them have plane schedules, that we are going to meet the 2 o'clock 
deadline. We will cut the speeches short, at least on our side, because 
we have heard it all. So we want to make the deadline.

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