[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 161 (Friday, September 28, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9256]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. McCARTHY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I rise for the purpose of making a 
scheduling announcement.
  Members are advised that votes are no longer expected in the House 
during the weeks of October 1 and October 8, 2018.
  Now, I would also like to make another announcement. I would also 
like to note that today is the 1-year anniversary of our friend, the 
Majority Whip  Steve Scalise, returning to Congress after the attempt 
on his life.
  I will not forget the day of that shooting. Many of you may know--
Steve did not know at that moment--but Kevin Brady, Patrick, and I were 
sitting with the doctor waiting for Jennifer to arrive. We celebrate 
him coming back, but we didn't know that he was even going to make it.
  Steve and I have been friends for more than 20 years, long before we 
ever entered this floor. Steve had always had the strength and the 
courage, and he is an example for a public servant and for all of us to 
impart. I am just so glad that Steve is back with us.
  Mr. HOYER. Will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. McCARTHY. I yield to the gentleman from Maryland.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I will ask the majority leader a question, 
just to make sure we all understand the schedule. But before I do that, 
I want to join the majority leader in saying how pleased we are that  
Steve Scalise not only came back, but is making such a positive 
contribution to the Congress of the United States.
  I say to Steve that, when he came back, he gave one of those talks 
that I will always remember: his gratitude for the care of so many 
people around the world for a Member of our body.
  I thank him for his friendship and working together. Hopefully we 
will continue to do so, hopefully in a very constructive way for the 
American people.
  Welcome back, and God bless him, and we wish him a full, full 
recovery. We don't want him to be too strong on this side, but we want 
him strong.
  And with that, we were talking on this side, and it appeared that the 
majority leader said we weren't going to be here next week.
  Mr. McCARTHY. Or the week after.
  Mr. HOYER. Or the week after.
  Is there a possibility, from that, that we may be here during the 
month of October?
  Mr. McCARTHY. No.
  I thank the gentleman for his question.
  November 13, if I am correct, is the first time we will come back, 
and hopefully we will come back in the same order we leave.
  Mr. HOYER. Thank you.
  We look forward to being back on November 13.
  I thank the majority leader.

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