[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 18735-18736]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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 LIMITING DEBATE ON ANDREWS AMENDMENT DURING FURTHER CONSIDERATION IN 
  THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE OF H.R. 2606, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT 
        FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000

  Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when we 
return for debate on this bill, that the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews) have a time limitation of 30 
minutes, divided equally, 15 minutes for proponents and 15 minutes for 
opponents.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaHood). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from Alabama?
  Mr. ANDREWS. Reserving the right to object, and I will not object, 
one of

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the things I wanted to make clear is that the chairman, I am sure in 
good faith, made a representation earlier there had been an agreement 
by me not to offer this amendment. That is not accurate. I did not make 
any representation to anyone to that effect, and I wanted to clear that 
up for the record.
  Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Alabama?
  Mr. MENENDEZ. Reserving the right to object, can the distinguished 
chairman advise me when this debate is going to commence on Monday?
  Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. MENENDEZ. I yield to the gentleman from Alabama.
  Mr. CALLAHAN. I am informed that we will begin debate on this issue 
at 4 o'clock on Monday.
  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would inquire if the unanimous 
consent request assumes that the amendment will be reoffered at a 
subsequent time when the Committee resumes its sitting on a subsequent 
day?
  Mr. CALLAHAN. I felt, Mr. Speaker, that the pending amendment would 
be the order of business at that time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. At a subsequent time, not this evening; is 
that correct?
  Mr. CALLAHAN. At a subsequent time, yes.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, and just in 
protecting the rights of the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews), 
when we are talking about a subsequent time, so that he knows, will 
this debate on his amendment begin, the proceedings, at 4 o'clock on 
Monday; is that the correct understanding?
  Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, will the gentlewoman yield?
  Ms. PELOSI. I yield to the gentleman from Alabama.
  Mr. CALLAHAN. The purpose of my unanimous consent is to come back 
into session at 4 o'clock on Monday next, at which time, when the 
Committee of the Whole is reestablished, we would then be on the 
Andrews amendment. At that point there would be 30 minutes divided, 15 
minutes on each side, when the Committee of the Whole was regrouped.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, may I ask 
the chairman how the time would be allocated; who would control the 
time?
  Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. ANDREWS. I yield to the gentleman from Alabama.
  Mr. CALLAHAN. The Chair would have to answer that, but my 
understanding is that the sponsor of the amendment would have 15 
minutes and someone else designated by the Chair would have 15 minutes 
to oppose the gentleman's amendment. I would assume that would be me.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The amendment is withdrawn without prejudice 
to it being reoffered whenever the Committee resumes its setting under 
a 30-minute time limit for debate, equally divided.
  Without objection, the unanimous consent request is granted.
  There was no objection.

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