[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 28, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H73]
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                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. BONIOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I take this time for the purpose of 
inquiring about the schedule for today and the remainder of the week 
and next week, and I yield to the distinguish gentleman from New York 
(Mr. Solomon), chairman of the Committee on Rules.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. 
Bonior) for yielding; and on behalf of the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Armey), the Majority Leader, let me just say that I am pleased to 
announce that we have finished legislative business for this week.
  The House will reconvene on Tuesday, February 3rd, at 12:30 for 
morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. On Tuesday, the 
House will consider a number of bills under suspension of the rules, a 
list of which will be distributed to Members' offices. Members should 
note that we do not expect any recorded votes on the suspensions before 
5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3rd.
  On Wednesday and Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. to 
consider the following legislation: H.R. 2625, the Ronald Reagan 
National Airport; H.R. 2846, a bill to prohibit spending Federal 
education funds on national testing; a resolution concerning attorneys' 
fees, costs, and sanctions payable by the White House Health Care Task 
Force; a resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
situation in Iraq; and a privileged motion to consider H.R. 2631, which 
is consideration of the President's veto of the act disapproving his 
cancellations on the Military Construction Appropriations Act.
  Mr. Speaker, we hope to conclude legislative business for the week by 
6 p.m. on Thursday, February 5th. There will be no votes on Friday, 
February 6.
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Solomon), for apprising us of the schedule.
  My friend from New York probably noticed that I have a bad voice this 
afternoon. I would just tell my friend that, as a member of Galludet's 
board, the University of Galludet, I learned sign language. And while I 
do not believe we can communicate with each other, I just thought I 
would share with my friend from New York two signs that I have learned 
over the years.
  This one means ``not my problem,'' just flicking your hands like 
this. And this one, you have got to take your glasses off and go high 
up on your nose, means ``boring.'' So I am sure the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Solomon), the chairman of the Committee on Rules, can avail 
himself of those two signs at the appropriate time in the coming year.
  Let me also say to my friend from New York that we are curious on our 
side of the aisle about not this coming Wednesday but the Wednesday 
after that. As my colleague knows, both our caucus and conference have 
conferences scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. Can the gentleman tell us 
when on Wednesday we can expect votes that week, what time on 
Wednesday?
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman would yield, not before 5 
p.m. on that Wednesday. That would accommodate both caucuses.
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my time, I thank my friend for 
accommodating us.
  The final point I would leave the gentleman from New York with is, I 
see we do not have the list of bills that will be on suspension next 
week. We are hopeful that we will maintain the cordiality we were able 
to put together at the end of the session last year and the Democrats 
will get a reasonable fair share of suspension bills on the calendar.
  Having said that, I thank my friend, the gentleman from New York (Mr. 
Solomon), and I wish him a good weekend.

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