[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 142 (Monday, September 24, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1251-D1252]
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                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                     10 a.m., Tuesday, September 25
                            __________
                            
                             Senate Chamber
Program for Tuesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not 
to extend beyond 60 minutes), Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 
1585, National Defense Authorization Act.
  (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their 
respective party conferences.)

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                     9 a.m., Tuesday, September 25
                            __________
                            
                             House Chamber
Program for Tuesday: Consideration of the following suspensions: (1) H. 
Res. 642--Expressing sympathy to and support for the people and 
governments of the countries of Central America, the Caribbean, and 
Mexico which have suffered from Hurricanes Felix, Dean, and Henriette 
and whose complete economic and fatality toll are still unknown; (2) 
H.R. 1302--Global Poverty Act of 2007; (3) H.R. 2185--To amend the 
Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to 
developing countries that take action to protect forests and coral 
reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, and to reauthorize such 
Act through fiscal year 2010; (4) H. Res. 548--Expressing the ongoing 
concern of the House of Representatives for Lebanon's democratic 
institutions and unwavering support for the administration of justice 
upon those responsible for the assassination of Lebanese public figures 
opposing Syrian control of Lebanon; (5) H. Res. 557--Strongly 
condemning the United Nations Human Rights Council for ignoring severe 
human rights abuses in various countries, while choosing to unfairly 
target Israel by including it as the only country permanently placed on 
the Council's agenda; (6) H. Res. 95--Expressing the sense of the House 
of Representatives supporting the goals and ideals of Campus Fire 
Safety Month; (7) H. Res. 25--Calling on the Board of Directors of the 
National High School Mock Trial Championship to accommodate students of 
all religious faiths; (8) H.R. 3625--To make permanent the waiver 
authority of the Secretary of Education with respect to student 
financial assistance during a war or other military operation or 
national emergency; (9) H. Res. 590--Supporting the goals and ideals of 
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of 
the House of Representatives that Congress should raise awareness of 
domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on 
families and communities; (10) H.R. 1943--Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 
2007; (11) H. Res. 470--Supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer 
awareness, treatment, and research; and (12) H.R. 3375--To extend the 
trade adjustment assistance program under the Trade Act of 1974 for 3 
months.
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            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

                   HOUSE
       
     Altmire, Jason, Pa., E1951
     Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1952, E1960
     Blunt, Roy, Mo., E1955, E1963
     Clyburn, James E., S.C., E1957
     Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E1959
     Costa, Jim, Calif., E1952
     Cummings, Elijah E., Md., E1955
     Davis, Tom, Va., E1953
     Dingell, John D., Mich., E1951
     Ellison, Kieth, Minn., E1960
     Farr, Sam, Calif., E1952
     Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1964
     Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1961
     Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E1955
     Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E1959, E1961, E1962
     Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E1959, E1963
     Kirk, Mark Steven, Ill., E1953
     Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1951
     Langevin, James R., R.I., E1963
     Lantos, Tom, Calif., E1958
     Lipinski, Daniel, Ill., E1955
     McCotter, Thaddeus G., Mich., E1962
     Mahoney, Tim, Fla., E1962
     Matsui, Doris O., Calif., E1956
     Mitchell, Harry E., Ariz., E1957
     Myrick, Sue Wilkins, N.C., E1960
     Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E1953
     Pickering, Charles W. ``Chip'', Miss., E1960
     Poe, Ted, Tex., E1952
     Putnam, Adam H., Fla., E1961
     Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E1957
     Sestak, Joe, Pa., E1951, E1953, E1957
     Skelton, Ike, Mo., E1954
     Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1954, E1957
     Wexler, Robert, Fla., E1958, E1962
     Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E1960