[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 141 (Monday, September 8, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1047-D1048]
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                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                     10 a.m., Tuesday, September 9 
                            __________
                            
                             Senate Chamber
Program for Tuesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not 
to extend beyond 1 hour), Senate will continue consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3001, 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

                    10:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 9
                            __________
                            
                             House Chamber
Program for Tuesday: Consideration of the following suspensions: (1) H. 
Res. 937--Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
emergency communications services provided by the American Red Cross 
are vital resources for military service members and their families; 
(2) H. Res. 1069--Condemning the use of television programming by Hamas 
to indoctrinate hatred, violence, and anti-Semitism toward Israel in 
young Palestinian children; (3) H. Res. 1159--Recognizing the 
historical significance of the United States sloop-of-war Constellation 
as a surviving witness to the horrors of the Transatlantic Slave Trade 
and a leading participant in America's effort to end the practice; (4) 
H. Res. 1254--Supporting the values and goals of the ``Joint Action 
Plan Between the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil and 
the Government of the United States of America to Eliminate Racial and 
Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality'', signed by Secretary of 
State Condoleezza Rice and Brazilian Minister of Racial Integration 
Edson Santos on March 13, 2008; (5) H. Res. 1383--Recognizing the 100th 
anniversary of the independence of Bulgaria; (6) H. Con. Res. 344--
Recognizing that we are facing a global food crisis; (7) H. Res. 1307--
Commemorating the Kingdom of Bhutan's participation in the 2008 
Smithsonian Folklife Festival and commending the people and the 
Government of the Kingdom of Bhutan for their commitment to holding 
elections and broadening political participation; (8) H.R. 5683--
Government Accountability Office Act of 2008; (9) H.R. 6168--To 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
112 South 5th Street in Saint Charles, Missouri, as the ``Lance 
Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building''; (10) H.R. 6169--To 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
15455 Manchester Road in Ballwin, Missouri, as the ``Specialist Peter 
J. Navarro Post Office Building''; (11) H.R. 6575--The Over-
Classification Reduction Act; (12) H.R. 6513--Securities Act of 2008; 
(13) H. Res. 1207--Directing the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House of Representatives to provide individuals whose pay is disbursed 
by the Chief Administrative Officer by electronic funds transfer with 
the option of receiving receipts of pay and withholdings 
electronically; (14) H.R. 6608--House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act of 
2008; (15) H.R. 6475--Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 
2008; (16) H.R. 1527--Rural Veterans Access to Care Act; (17) S. 2617--
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008; (18) H.R. 
6832--Veterans' Construction and Extensions Act of 2008; (19) H.R. 
6630--To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from granting 
authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico; and (20) H.R. 4081--
Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2008.
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            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

                   HOUSE
       
     Bartlett, Roscoe G., Md., E1713
     Bilirakis, Gus M., Fla., E1706, E1714
     Bordallo, Madeleine Z., Guam, E1718, E1721, E1724
     Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E1706, E1714
     Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr., Ala., E1708
     Crowley, Joseph, N.Y., E1716
     Davis, Tom, Va., E1707, E1711, E1717, E1723
     DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E1716
     Edwards, Chet, Tex., E1708
     Ehlers, Vernon J., Mich., E1722
     Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1705, E1710, E1714, E1717
     Filner, Bob, Calif., E1720
     Fox, Virginia, N.C., E1724
     Graves, Sam, Mo., E1718
     Hall, Ralph M., Tex., E1718, E1719, E1720, E1722, E1723, 
     E1724
     Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1715
     Hill, Baron P., Ind., E1721
     Holt, Rush D., N.J., E1709
     Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E1721
     Kirk, Mark Steven, Ill., E1707
     Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1706, E1709, E1710, E1712, E1717
     Mack, Connie, Fla., E1720, E1724
     Matheson, Jim, Utah, E1712
     Matsui, Doris O., Calif., E1716
     Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E1706, E1715
     Radanovich, George, Calif., E1705, E1707, E1710, E1712, 
     E1713, E1715, E1718
     Ramstad, Jim, Minn., E1723
     Roskam, Peter J., Ill., E1707
     Ruppersberger, C.A. Dutch, Md., E1705
     Saxton, Jim, N.J., E1714
     Smith, Adam, Wash., E1711
     Stearns, Cliff, Fla., E1720
     Tauscher, Ellen O., Calif., E1709
     Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1719, E1722
     Tiberi, Patrick J., Ohio, E1711
     Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1706
     Walden, Greg, Ore., E1713
     Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E1719, E1722
     Yarmuth, John A., Ky., E1720