[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 160 (Thursday, November 13, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H10940-H10941]
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                FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, 1998

  Mr. LIVINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Appropriations be discharged from further consideration of 
the joint resolution (H.J.Res. 106) making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes, and 
that the House immediately consider and pass the joint resolution.
  The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaHood). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from Louisiana?
  Mr. OBEY. Reserving the right to object, Mr. Speaker, I would ask the 
gentleman from Louisiana if he would explain what the effect of this 
new continuing resolution is.
  Mr. LIVINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. OBEY. I yield to the gentleman from Louisiana.
  Mr. LIVINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, I would be happy to explain.
  The continuing resolution offers a 12-day continuing resolution so 
that the President may act on the bills that have been passed. In the 
meantime, I am happy to announce that we have concluded all action on 
the fiscal year 1998 appropriations bills, and this is the first time 
in 3 years that we will present to the President 13 individual 
appropriations bills, and I might add that they are all within the 
congressional budget.
  The continuing resolution again represents a 10-day extension, but 12 
when we consider Sundays, of the existing CR for those remaining bills 
so that they can be enrolled by a clerk and presented to the President. 
Ten days is the time span specified by the Constitution, and although I 
have every indication that the President will sign the bills that are 
on his desk, we should pass the simple extension out of comity.
  I urge the adoption of the resolution.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, further reserving the right to object, let me 
simply say that with respect to some of the priorities in the bills 
that we passed, I am reminded of the question asked by Peggy Lee, ``Is 
that all there is?'' But, nonetheless, I guess at this point we cannot 
do anything to change those priorities. This simply extends the date, 
as I understand it, to the 26th of November, and we have no objection 
on this side of the aisle.
  Mr. LIVINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, will gentleman yield for a question?
  Mr. OBEY. I yield to the gentleman from Louisiana.
  Mr. LIVINGSTON. Is that Peggy Lee or Pinky Lee?
  Mr. OBEY. Peggy. Pinky is more the gentleman's type.

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  Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Louisiana?
  There was no objection.
  The Clerk read the joint resolution, as follows:

                             H.J. Res. 106

       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 
     106(3) of Public Law 105-46 is further amended by striking 
     ``November 14, 1997'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``November 26, 1997'', and each provision amended by sections 
     122 and 123 of such public law shall be applied as if 
     ``November 26, 1997'' was substituted for ``October 23, 
     1997''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the joint resolution is 
considered and passed.
  There was no objection.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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