[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 38 (Thursday, March 30, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H1591-H1592]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             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.R. 3908, and that I may include tabular and 
extraneous material.
  The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Florida?
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, would the 
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young) briefly tell us what the schedule 
will be today?
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman would yield, it 
is my intent to expedite the completion of this supplemental. We have, 
as the gentleman understands, from last evening's unanimous consent 
request, we have a number of amendments that were agreed to that would 
be considered.
  We will proceed in the regular order and consider those amendments, 
and I would expect we would roll the votes on some of them and 
hopefully complete our business on this bill as we approach the noon 
hour, or shortly thereafter. That would be my hope and my intent.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, further reserving the right to object, I 
thank the gentleman for his comments on that. As he knows, we were 
hopeful that perhaps we could get a matter that was of some controversy 
last night out of the way. If the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Weldon) gets here in the next few seconds, and I am hoping to see him 
come through the door because, happily, we have resolved that issue, I 
think, on both sides with all the relevant parties.
  I know the gentleman is on his way. He will be here in a second I am 
told by his advance person.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman would continue to 
yield, I would like to advise Members that it is my intent to expedite 
consideration, so I would be objecting to any extra time above and 
beyond the rule.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, further reserving the right to object, the 
gentleman from Florida has informed me of that and, as always, I know 
the gentleman will be eminently fair. The Speaker is in the chair, and 
I would like to say as one member of the Committee on Appropriations, 
but I think

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that I speak for every member on our side of the aisle, that we 
perceive the gentleman from Florida (Chairman Young) to be a man of 
great fairness who runs the committee so that everybody has the 
opportunity to participate fully. I want the gentleman to know that we 
appreciate that consideration and that involvement on his behalf. It is 
very impressive.
  Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell) is here, 
the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews) is here, the gentleman from 
Maryland (Mr. Hoyer) is here. Now if we had the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Weldon), we would be in good shape. And, of course, 
the distinguished gentleman from Alabama is here.
  Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Florida?
  There was no objection.

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