[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 115 (Wednesday, September 8, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D952-D953]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COLOMBIA--NARCOTICS THREAT
Committee on Government Reform: On August 6, the Subcommittee on 
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources held a hearing on the 
Narcotics Threat from Colombia. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Gilman and Burton of Indiana; Barry R. McCaffrey, 
Director, Office of National

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Drug Control Policy; Rand Beers, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of 
State; Brian E. Sheridan, Assistant Secretary, Special Operations and 
Low Intensity Conflict, Department of Defense; and William E. Ledwith, 
Chief, International Operations, DEA, Department of Justice.
CONFERENCE REPORT--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points 
of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 2587, making 
appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other 
activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said 
District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and against its 
consideration. The rule provides that the conference report shall be 
considered as read. Testimony was heard from Representatives Istook and 
Norton.
CLEMENCY TO TERRORISTS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule providing that it 
shall be in order at any time on Thursday, September 9, 1999, or on 
Friday, September 10, 1999, for the Speaker to entertain a motion that 
the House suspend the rules and adopt H. Con. Res. 180, expressing the 
sense of Congress that the President should not have granted clemency 
to terrorists.