[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 39 (Thursday, March 5, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H3025]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. HOYER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, ladies and gentlemen of the House, as you 
know, the continuing resolution expires at midnight tomorrow. As you 
also know, the other body is still in the process of considering the 
omnibus appropriation that we sent to them some days ago.
  They are currently in the process of voting on five amendments. That 
will take probably another half hour. At the conclusion of that, they 
will be discussing whether or not they can get to two more votes to 
conclude their consideration of the omnibus appropriation.
  There have been no amendments adopted in the Senate to the omnibus 
appropriation. As a result, if there are no amendments adopted and the 
Senate can come to a vote sometime this evening and that is assured, 
then it will not be necessary for us to return tomorrow. But I cannot 
tell you at this point in time. I'm hopeful that by 8:30 I will be able 
to give you a pretty definitive word on whether or not we will need to 
be here tomorrow.
  So I wanted to bring you up to date. We will try to have it, as I 
say, by 8:30. If we get it earlier, we will give you that notice 
earlier. But I'm hopeful that by 8:30 we will be able to inform you.
  We have one more vote now; but, again, if they proceed, as has been 
the case, and they can get an agreement on voting tonight, then it 
would not be necessary for us to be here tomorrow. If not, obviously we 
will have to be here tomorrow to assure that we do not shut down the 
government.

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