[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 4, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1571-D1572]
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                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                     12 noon, Wednesday, December 5
                            __________
                            
                             Senate Chamber
Program for Wednesday: After the transaction of any morning business 
(not to extend beyond 60 minutes), Senate will continue consideration 
of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 3996, Temporary Tax 
Relief Act.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                     10 a.m., Wednesday, December 5
                            __________
                            
                             House Chamber
Program for Wednesday: Consideration of the following suspensions: (1) 
H.R. 3526--To include all banking agencies within the existing 
regulatory authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act with 
respect to depository institutions; (2) H.R. 4043--Preserving and 
Expanding Minority Depository Institutions Act; (3) H.R. 2930--Section 
202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act; (4) H.R. 3505--Securities 
Law Technical Corrections Act of 2007; (5) H.R. 4050--Levee-Like 
Structure Consideration Act of 2007; (6) H.R. 2517--Protecting Our 
Children Comes First Act of 2007; (7) H.R. 3791--SAFE Act of 2007; (8) 
H.R. 1759--Managing Arson Through Criminal History (MATCH) Act of 2007; 
(9) H. Res. 826--Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
that the hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for the purpose 
of intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be a criminal 
act that should be thoroughly investigated by Federal law enforcement 
authorities and that any criminal violations should be vigorously 
prosecuted; (10) S. 888--Genocide Accountability Act of 2007 (Sponsored 
by Senator Durbin/Judiciary Committee); (11) H.R. 3690--U.S. Capitol 
Police and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 
2007; (12) S.J. Res. 8--A joint resolution providing for the 
reappointment of Patricia Q. Stonesifer as a citizen regent of the 
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; and (13) H. Res. 822--
Recognizing the 100th anniversary year of the founding of the Port of 
Los Angeles.
_______________________________________________________________________

            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

                   HOUSE
       
     Akin, W. Todd, Mo., E2473
     Berman, Howard L., Calif., E2482
     Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E2464, E2468
     Boswell, Leonard L., Iowa, E2470
     Brown-Waite, Ginny, Fla., E2463, E2467
     Butterfield, G.K., N.C., E2482
     Campbell, John, Calif., E2480
     Costa, Jim, Calif., E2463, E2467, E2471
     Costello, Jerry F., Ill., E2479
     Courtney, Joe, Conn., E2465, E2469, E2472
     Crenshaw, Ander, Fla., E2473
     Davis, Danny K., Ill., E2471
     Davis, David, Tenn., E2470
     DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E2477
     Doyle, Michael F., Pa., E2474
     Ellsworth, Brad, Ind., E2487
     Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E2486
     Fallin, Mary, Okla., E2466
     Filner, Bob, Calif., E2484, E2485
     Gallegly, Elton, Calif., E2479
     Graves, Sam, Mo., E2473
     Green, Gene, Tex., E2474
     Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E2477, E2481
     Hill, Baron P., Ind., E2474
     Jackson-Lee, Sheila, Tex., E2476
     Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E2484, E2485, E2487
     Johnson, Timothy V., Ill., E2473
     Jones, Stephanie Tubbs, Ohio, E2484
     Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E2474
     Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E2466
     Kirk, Mark Steven, Ill., E2480
     Latham, Tom, Iowa, E2484, E2485, E2486, E2488
     Lee, Barbara, Calif., E2466
     Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E2465, E2469
     McKeon, Howard P. ``Buck'', Calif., E2470
     McNulty, Michael R., N.Y., E2475
     Marchant, Kenny, Tex., E2477
     Matsui, Doris O., Calif., E2465, E2469, E2487
     Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E2472
     Miller, Jeff, Fla., E2470
     Murphy, Patrick J., Pa., E2463, E2467
     Myrick, Sue Wilkins, N.C., E2486
     Radanovich, George, Calif., E2473
     Reynolds, Thomas M., N.Y., E2464, E2468
     Rogers, Harold, Ky., E2472
     Rogers, Mike, Ala., E2463, E2467, E2471
     Ross, Mike, Ark., E2486
     Sali, Bill, Idaho, E2477
     Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E2487
     Schwartz, Allyson Y., Pa., E2464, E2468
     Sessions, Pete, Tex., E2478
     Shuster, Bill, Pa., E2466
     Smith, Lamar, Tex., E2487
     Space, Zachary T., Ohio, E2478, E2479, E2480, E2480, E2481, 
     E2481, E2482
     Thompson, Mike, Calif., E2464, E2468, E2471
     Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E2478, E2479, E2480, E2480, E2481, 
     E2481, E2482, E2483, E2483, E2483
     Udall, Mark, Colo., E2478, E2479
     Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E2484
     Westmoreland, Lynn A., Mac, Ga., E2465
     Wilson, Joe, S.C., E2486