[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 83 (Thursday, June 14, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H3182-H3183]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. BONIOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to inquire about the schedule for 
next week from the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Armey), the distinguished 
majority leader.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Armey).
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. 
Bonior) for yielding to me.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce that the House has completed 
its legislative business for the week. The House will meet next week 
for legislative business on June 19, 2001, at 12:30 p.m., that will be 
for morning hour, and will meet at 2 p.m. for legislative business.
  The House will consider a number of measures under the suspension of 
the rules, a list of which will be distributed to Members' offices 
tomorrow.
  On Tuesday, no recorded votes are expected before 6:00 p.m.
  On Wednesday, and the balance of the week, the House will consider 
the following measures, subject to the rules: the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act and the Agricultural Appropriations Act.
  On Friday, Mr. Speaker, no votes are expected past 2:00 p.m.
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his remarks and 
would like to inquire of him on what days the gentleman expects next 
week to bring up the supplemental and on what days the ag appropriation 
bill?
  Mr. ARMEY. If the gentleman will continue to yield, the supplemental 
we expect to have on the floor on Wednesday; and we would put 
agriculture appropriations on Thursday, with the expectation that it 
would run into Friday.
  Mr. BONIOR. If by some chance we finish ag on Thursday, would that 
necessitate a session on Friday? Or would that still be left up in the 
air?
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the gentleman's inquiry. In 
fact, if we do manage to finish the bill on Thursday, we would probably 
then extend Friday for work back in the districts.
  Mr. BONIOR. Let me ask this question of the gentleman from Texas, my

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friend. There are reports that on the HMO bill, the gentleman plans to 
bring their bill to the floor before the 4th of July. Are we likely to 
see that come to the floor next week?
  Mr. ARMEY. I appreciate the gentleman's inquiry, but while we are 
placing extremely high priority on the HMO reform and would have hopes 
to have it on the floor before the 4th of July, I think that it is 
clear it will not be available next week. My own view is that we would 
probably expect it soon after the 4th of July at the earliest.
  Mr. BONIOR. Finally, Mr. Speaker, if I could just raise this issue 
with the gentleman from Texas, the distinguished majority leader, I 
wanted to inform the gentleman that we now have 198 signatures on a 
discharge petition for school modernization.
  There are 21 Republicans who have sponsored the Nancy Johnson-Charlie 
Rangel bill on school modernization. I would hope that this bill could 
be brought before the body. The need is obvious, all around the country 
with one out of every three schools having serious school refurbishing 
and modernization needs.
  If I could just take one other minute, I would like to just relay to 
my colleague regarding a school that I visited in the Detroit area 
recently. It was built in 1926, and it was built to hold 900 students. 
It has 1500 students in it, 40 to a classroom, many of the obvious 
problems that we see with our schools, windows, heating problems, the 
unavailability of privacy in bathrooms, water not working.
  These issues are prevalent in our schools throughout the country. 
Many of our schools need support in the endeavor to refurbish and to 
modernize. And there is bipartisan support for this bill.
  I am just hoping that Members on the other side of the aisle will ask 
their leadership to bring this bill to the floor. If they do not, I am 
hopeful that they will join us to go to 218 so we can discharge it.
  Having said that, I thank my colleague for his schedule for the 
remainder of the week and next week and I wish him a good weekend.
  Mr. ARMEY. I thank the gentleman.

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