[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 164 (Thursday, November 18, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H12820-H12821]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 385, 
I call up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 83) making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes, and 
ask for its immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution.
  The text of House Joint Resolution 83 is as follows:

                              H.J. Res. 83

       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That Public 
     Law 106-62 is further amended by striking ``November 23, 
     1999'' in section 106(c) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``December 2, 1999'', and by striking ``$346,483,754'' in 
     section 119 and inserting in lieu thereof ``$755,719,054''. 
     Public Law 106-46 is amended by striking ``November 23, 
     1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``December 2, 1999''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 385, the 
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young) and the gentleman from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Obey) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young).


                             General Leave

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all 
Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend 
their remarks on H.J. Res. 83 and that I may include tabular and 
extraneous material.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Florida?
  There was no objection.


               Amendment Offered by Mr. Young of Florida

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
amendment at the desk be agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Young of Florida:
       Strike ``November 23'' where it appears twice in the 
     resolution and insert in lieu thereof ``November 18''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Florida?
  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, and I shall 
not object, I rise to allow the House to recognize a public servant who 
for 21 years served this House, went into retirement 11 years ago and 
when the House asked would Bob Berry please come back and help us 
attend to the business of the House, Bob Berry came out of retirement 
in a very difficult time and allowed this House to function as we would 
like to function.
  Bob Berry, the House owes to you our gratitude.
  Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I would ask the

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gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young) to explain both the amendment that 
he is proposing and the resolution.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. OBEY. I yield to the gentleman from Florida.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. The purpose of the amendment will address the 
issue of the previous continuing resolution. The CR that we passed 
earlier today would have authorized continuing appropriations from 
today until November 23. Because of the concern in the Senate that they 
may need a little extra time in dealing with this proposal and to give 
the President sufficient time to adequately review the appropriations 
agreement, this amendment would change the date from November 23 to 
December 2 to today until December 2.
  Mr. OBEY. Further reserving the right to object, would the gentleman 
explain the amendment that strikes November 23 and inserts November 18?
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. November 18 is today, and we are amending this 
resolution so that it begins today and runs until December 2.
  Mr. OBEY. So it is purely technical?
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Purely technical. However, it does give 
additional time to the Senate and provides additional time for the 
President to use his full 10 days, if he so desires, to review this 
legislation.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, further reserving the right to object, let me 
simply take 10 seconds to thank the staff on both sides of the aisle 
for all of the work that they have done. Even when that work sometimes 
produces turkeys as a result, it is not the fault of the staff; it is 
at the direction of the politicians themselves.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. OBEY. I yield to the gentleman from Florida.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I would like to join the gentleman 
in that commendation of the appropriators and their staff, with our 
clerk Jim Dyer and your clerk Scott Lilly, with the front office staff, 
John Mikel and Chuck Parkinson and all of the members of the Committee 
on Appropriations staff. When we finished at 2:00 or 3:00 in the 
morning, they worked until 5:00 or 6:00 in the morning and they have 
worked almost every weekend for the last 2 months. They have done a 
really dynamic job, and I appreciate the gentleman raising that issue.
  There are many more staff on the Committee on Appropriations that I 
would like to now recognize for the excellent work that they do.

                      Committee on Appropriations


                          full committee staff

       James W. Dyer, Clerk and Staff Director.
       John R. Mikel, Staff Asst.
       Charles R. Parkinson, Staff Asst.
       Dale Oak, Staff Asst.
       Elizabeth Morra, Communications Dir.
       John Scofield, Deputy Communications Dir.
       Diann Kane, Adm. Asst.
       Tracey LaTurner, Adm. Aide.
       Sandra Farrow, Adm. Aide.
       Brian Mabry, Adm. Aide.
       Theodore Powell, Office Asst.
       Lawrence Boarman, Editor.
       Catherine Edwards, Adm. Aide.


                            computer support

       Kenneth M. Marx, Staff Asst.
       Timothy J. Buck, Staff Asst.
       Carrie Campbell, Staff Asst.
       John J. Sivulich, Staff Asst.


                        agriculture subcommittee

       Henry R. Moore, Staff Asst.
       John Ziolkowski, Staff Asst.
       Martin P. Delgado, Staff Asst.
       Joanne L. Orndorff, Adm. Aide.


            commerce, justice, state, judiciary subcommittee

       James W. Kulikowski, Staff Asst.
       Jennifer Miller, Staff Asst.
       John M. Ringler, Staff Asst.
       Cordia A. Strom, Staff Asst.


                   district of columbia subcommittee

       Americo S. Miconi, Staff Asst.


                    legislative branch subcommittee

       Edward E. Lombard, Staff Asst.


               energy and water development subcommittee

       James D. Ogsbury, Staff Asst.
       Jeanne L. Wilson, Staff Asst.
       Donald M. McKinnon, Staff Asst.
       Melanie Marshall, Adm. Aide.


                    foreign operations subcommittee

       Charles O. Flickner, Staff Asst.
       John Shank, Staff Asst.
       Christopher Walker, Staff Asst.
       Lori Maes, Adm. Aide.


                         interior subcommittee

       Deborah A. Weatherly, Staff Asst.
       Loretta C. Beaumont, Staff Asst.
       Joel Kaplan, Staff Asst.
       Christopher Topik, Staff Asst.
       Angelina Perry, Adm. Aide.


                   labor, hhs, education subcommittee

       S. Anthony McCann, Staff Asst.
       Robert L. Knisely, Staff Asst.
       Carol A. Murphy, Staff Asst.
       Susan Firth, Staff Asst.
       Francine Salvador, Adm. Aide.


                   military construction subcommittee

       Elizabeth C. Dawson, Staff Asst.
       Brian L. Potts, Staff Asst.
       Mary Arnold, Adm. Aide.


                          defense subcommittee

       Kevin M. Roper, Staff Asst.
       Elizabeth Phillips, Staff Asst.
       David F. Kilian, Staff Asst.
       Douglas M. Gregory, Staff Asst.
       Tina W. Jonas, Staff Asst.
       Patricia E. Ryan, Staff Asst.
       Gregory J. Walters, Staff Asst.
       Paul Juola, Staff Asst.
       Alicia Jones, Staff Asst.
       Steven Nixon, Staff Asst.
       David L. Norquist, Staff Asst.
       Jennifer Mummert, Adm. Aide.
       Sherry Young, Adm. Aide.


                      transportation subcommittee

       John T. Blazey, Staff Asst.
       Richard E. Efford, Staff Asst.
       Stephanie Gupta, Staff Asst.
       Linda J. Muir, Adm. Aide.


                 treasury, postal service subcommittee

       Michelle B. Mrdeza, Staff Asst.
       Jeffrey Ashford, Staff Asst.
       Robert A. Schmidt, Staff Asst.
       Tammy S. Hughes, Adm. Aide.


                           va-hud subcommitte

       Frank M. Cushing, Staff Asst.
       Timothy L. Peterson, Staff Asst.
       Valerie Baldwin, Staff Asst.
       Dena Baron, Staff Asst.


                             minority staff

       R. Scott Lilly, Minority Staff Director.
       Gregory R. Dahlberg, Minority Staff Asst.
       Delacroix Davis, Minority Staff Asst.
       Patricia Schlueter, Minority Staff Asst.
       David Reich, Minority Staff Asst.
       William Stone, Minority Staff Asst.
       Mark Murray, Minority Staff Asst.
       Cheryl L. Smith, Minority Staff Asst.
       Mark J. Mioduski, Minority Staff Asst.
       Sally Chadbourne, Minority Staff Asst.
       Thomas Forhan, Minority Staff Asst.
       Edith Hardin, Minority Staff Asst.
       Robert Bonner, Minority Adm. Aide.
       Rebecca Greenberg, Minority Adm. Aide.


                    surveys and investigations staff

       R.W. Vandergrift, Chief and Director.
       Robert J. Reitwiesner, Deputy Director.
       Robert Pearre, Assistant Director.
       Sharon A. Cekala, Investigator.
       Michael O. Glynn, Investigator.
       Dennis K. Lutz, Investigator.
       Noble Holmes, Investigator.
       Doug Nosik, Investigator.
       L. Michael Welsh, Investigator/Asst. Director.
       Herman C. Young, Investigator/Asst. Director.
       Ann M. Stull, Admin. Officer.
       Victoria Decatur-Brodeur, Secretary.
       Janes E. Graham, Secretary.
       Regina L. Martinez, Secretary.
       Johannah O'Keeffe, Secretary.
       Tracey E. Russell, Secretary.
       Joyce C. Stover, Secretary.

  Mr. OBEY. Merry Christmas.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Happy Thanksgiving.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the amendment offered 
by the gentleman from Florida?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The amendment is agreed to.

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  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Pease). All time for debate has expired.
  The joint resolution, as amended, is considered as having been read 
for amendment.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 385, the previous question is ordered.
  The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the joint 
resolution.
  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, and as read the third time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the joint 
resolution, as amended.
  The joint resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion reconsider was laid on the table.

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