[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 28, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H223]
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                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. HOYER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
DeLay), my friend, the distinguished majority leader, for the purpose 
of informing us of the schedule.
  Mr. DeLAY. I thank the distinguished minority whip for yielding to 
me.
  Mr. Speaker, the House will convene on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. for 
morning hour and 2 p.m. for legislative business. We will consider 
several measures under suspension of the rules, and a final list of 
those bills will be sent to the Members' offices by the end of the 
week. Any votes called on these measures will be rolled until 6:30 p.m.
  On Wednesday, the House will convene at 10 a.m. At 11 a.m. a joint 
meeting of Congress will convene to receive Spanish President Jose 
Maria Aznar. Following President Aznar's speech, we plan to consider 
H.R. 3030, the Improving the Community Services Block Grant Act.
  Finally, to accommodate scheduling demands next week, similar to 
those that we have this week, the House will not have votes next 
Thursday or Friday.
  I thank the gentleman for yielding and would be happy to answer any 
questions he may have.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman; and I understand that 
the accommodation we are making this week and next week is so that we 
can hopefully, both of our respective parties, can determine where we 
are going to go and, as the President suggested at the White House, 
perhaps come together and try to take such action as we can agree upon 
be positive for our country. So I appreciate that accommodation for us 
as for the gentleman's group as well.
  My colleague talked about we are going to do the community service 
block grant reauthorization next week. Will amendments and/or a 
substitute be allowed to the community service block grant bill?
  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman would yield, I would reserve 
answering that question. I believe there is going to be an announcement 
by the Committee on Rules following this colloquy, and I think the 
gentleman will be very pleased with that announcement; but I would 
reserve that the Committee on Rules ought to make that decision and 
announcement.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the leader, and I will wait with 
great expectation to be pleased by the announcement of the Committee on 
Rules, which will not be totally without precedent but not usual. I 
thank the gentleman for his observation.

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