[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 22 (Friday, February 11, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H715]
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, I rise for the purposes of inquiring of the 
majority leader the schedule for the coming week.
  I now yield to my friend, the majority leader, Mr. Cantor.
  Mr. CANTOR. I thank the gentleman from Maryland, the Democratic whip, 
for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, on Monday, the House will meet at noon for morning hour 
and 2 p.m. for legislative business, with votes postponed until 6:30 
p.m.
  On Tuesday and Wednesday, the House will meet at 10 a.m. for morning 
hour and noon for legislative business.
  On Thursday, the House will meet at 9 a.m. for legislative business.
  No votes are expected in the House on Friday.
  The House will consider two bills next week. On Monday, the House 
will consider H.R. 514, a bill to extend for the short term three 
expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization 
Act of 2005.

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  As the gentleman knows, we passed a rule for its consideration 
yesterday. The balance of the week will be spent on H.R. 1, a bill to 
fund the government through the remainder of the fiscal year. And I 
yield back.
  Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Let me ask the gentleman, he mentioned on Thursday, is the gentleman 
confident we will be leaving by 3 o'clock or shortly thereafter on 
Thursday and doesn't expect to be here on Friday?
  Mr. CANTOR. I will say to the gentleman from Maryland that he is 
correct. We expect to abide by the calendar and the provisions set for 
it therein, intending to depart here by 3 p.m. on Thursday of next 
week.
  Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman for that comment. I know the 
gentleman will be brief today. But I do want to ask a question with 
reference to the 302(a) allocations, 302(b) allocations that the 
Appropriations Committee dealt with and then dealt with a product 
consistent with those numbers.
  It is my understanding that that has now changed or is expected to 
change in terms of the 302(b) allocation numbers and that they are 
being modified; am I correct? As I understand it, they have not been 
modified in the Appropriations Committee and will not be subject to a 
vote in the Appropriations Committee, and that that number out of the 
Appropriations Committee may not be the number that will be reported 
out to the floor next week. Is that correct?
  Mr. CANTOR. I would say to the gentleman, 302(a) always was intended 
to be spending brought down to 2008 levels or less. And that is the 
intention of the bill that will come to the floor next week, H.R. 1, 
that we will abide by our commitment to reduce discretionary 
nonsecurity spending by $100 billion for the remainder of the fiscal 
year.
  Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman for that answer. Will there be 
another markup of the Appropriations Committee to attain that number?
  Mr. CANTOR. I would say to the gentleman, it is very straightforward. 
The next action of the committee will be to file the bill. The bill 
will be put online this evening for the public to see, for Members to 
review, so that we abide by the rules of this House which require for a 
3-day layover prior to taking up a bill for debate on the floor of the 
House.
  Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman and will end it with this: I am then 
to understand there will be no markup in the Appropriations Committee 
on the proposed cuts that will be brought to the floor? Am I correct in 
that?
  Mr. CANTOR. The gentleman is correct.
  Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman. We can discuss it at a later time 
when we have more time.
  Mr. CANTOR. I thank the gentleman very much.

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