[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 62 (Thursday, April 29, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H3059-H3060]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. CANTOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CANTOR. I yield to the gentleman from Maryland, the majority 
leader, for the purposes of announcing next week's schedule.
  Mr. HOYER. I thank the Republican whip for yielding.
  I observe that our former colleague is on the floor, the Governor of 
Puerto Rico. Congratulations to him.
  On Tuesday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for morning-hour debate 
and 2 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 
p.m. On Wednesday and Thursday, the House will meet at 10 a.m. for 
legislative business. On Friday, no votes are expected in the House.
  We will consider several bills under suspension of the rules. The 
complete list of suspension bills will be announced by the close of 
business tomorrow. In addition, we will consider H.R. 5019, the Home 
Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010.
  Mr. CANTOR. I thank the gentleman.
  Madam Speaker, I noticed that my friend the majority leader did not 
mention the budget or the supplemental for

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Afghanistan and Iraq for next week's schedule. Obviously, both are 
extremely critical. I would like to ask, Madam Speaker, when does he 
expect those items to come to the floor?
  I yield to the gentleman from Maryland.
  Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman for his question, and I appreciate 
him yielding.
  As I have said before on the floor with respect to scheduling, I 
agree with him on both items. I think the budget is very important, and 
clearly the supplemental is very important, and I hope to be able to 
move those as soon as possible.

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  We are working on both. I know the Appropriations Committee is 
working on the supplemental. I know Mr. Spratt is working on budget. So 
I tell my friend that I share his view of their importance, and that we 
hope to be able to move those to the floor within the near future. I 
cannot give him a date, but within the near future.
  Mr. CANTOR. I would just like to reiterate our concern that as he 
just expressed the need for us to focus on matters of fiscal 
importance--and a budget would reflect that--as well as, Madam Speaker, 
to ensure that the House goes in regular order, hopefully, with a 
supplemental bill. I know there were some reports that that 
supplemental would come directly to the floor. I can yield to the 
gentleman if he has anything to respond to that.
  Mr. HOYER. I really don't have anything specific. I have talked to 
Mr. Obey. I don't have the specifics of how he is going to consider 
that. Obviously, that is an appropriations matter, as the gentleman 
well observes. I would be glad to talk to Mr. Obey specifically about 
how he is going to proceed and let the gentleman know.
  Mr. CANTOR. I thank the gentleman, and I think in order to wrap up 
probably the shortest colloquy yet, I yield back the balance of my 
time.

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