[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14956]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY

  Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary 
inquiry.
  Mr. WAXMAN. During pro forma session, can the Chair entertain 
legislative business? Because I have a further parliamentary inquiry: 
If we can take up legislation to create jobs and avoid the fiscal 
cliff, since we're taking up other items, I would like to know whether 
we could do business in the House of Representatives to address the 
priorities in this Nation?
  People want jobs. People want the deficit reduced.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman have a specific 
parliamentary inquiry?
  Mr. WAXMAN. My specific request is whether, during a pro forma 
session, can the Chair entertain legislative business?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is asking a question regarding 
a matter of scheduling. The House just considered the business brought 
before it by the gentleman from California (Mr. Lewis).

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