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AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000 -- (House of Representatives - May 26, 1999)
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IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
Mr. SKEEN. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word.
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AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. KUCINICH
Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Chairman, a few years ago I visited an elementary school in...
Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the amendment.
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
Mrs. MEEK of Florida. I yield to the gentlewoman from Ohio.
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I say to the gentlewoman that she is correct about...
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Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman for her comments.
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word.
Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
Ms. KAPTUR. I yield to the gentleman from Ohio.
Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the gentlewoman's response. And it is...
Mr. SKEEN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
Ms. KAPTUR. I yield to the gentleman from New Mexico.
Mr. SKEEN. Mr. Chairman, I will tell the gentleman I am all aflutter. I would...
Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Chairman, if the gentlewoman would continue to yield, I would...
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I say to the gentleman from Cleveland, Ohio (Mr....
THANKS TO THE FOLKS BACK HOME
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I will not take long, but to say I should have said...
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. COBURN
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I hope the chairman and ranking member will bear with...
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Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, what we see is 1999 and 2000 estimated numbers for...
Mr. SKEEN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word.
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Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words....
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I want to address a couple of things that the ranking...
Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time, I would just like to interrupt...
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. SANFORD. I yield to the gentlewoman from Ohio.
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, was the gentleman suggesting that there is one dime...
Mr. SANFORD. The gentlewoman from Ohio is absolutely right; they are apples and...
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Ms. KAPTUR. If the gentleman would just be kind enough, Mr. Chairman, I have...
Mr. SANFORD. Reclaiming my time, I think there is no question that there are...
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw this amendment.
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I object.
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. COBURN
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, throughout the Federal Government we have multitudes...
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Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent for 1 additional minute.
Mr. POMEROY. I object, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. POMEROY. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word.
Mr. SKEEN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
Mr. BASS. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
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Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. BASS. I yield to the gentleman from Oklahoma.
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for those words of support.
Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of...
Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
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Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. SOUDER. I yield to the gentlewoman from Ohio.
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I took to heart what the gentleman said, that we...
Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, I would tell the gentlewoman, no, I had no line item...
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
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Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
Ms. KAPTUR. I yield to the gentleman from South Carolina.
Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chairman, it is my understanding that the gentleman from...
Ms. KAPTUR. I would reclaim my time and just say that the point is that the...
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to proceed for an additional...
Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, I object.
Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
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POINT OF ORDER
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I have a point of order.
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, the amendment that we are on is an amendment on UV...
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, the point of order is, the discussion is not about...
Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chairman, if I may respond to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr....
Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chairman, it is my understanding that this will impact the...
Mrs. EMERSON. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman from Missouri for yielding to...
Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
Mrs. EMERSON. I yield to the gentlewoman from New York.
Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chairman, I would like to respond to the gentleman from...
Mrs. EMERSON. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time, I yield again to the gentleman...
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, this amendment cuts $1 million from one specific...
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Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chairman, if the gentlewoman from Missouri would yield, based...
Mrs. EMERSON. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time, I yield to the gentleman from...
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I just want to say very specifically that I believe...
Mrs. CLAYTON. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to me, and I...
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
Mrs. CLAYTON. I yield to the gentleman from Oklahoma.
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, if my colleagues will turn the page to page 14, they...
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, if the gentlewoman from North Carolina will further...
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman from North Carolina further yield?
Mrs. CLAYTON. I yield to the gentleman from Oklahoma.
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, first of all, this was not sent to the Committee on...
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, if the gentlewoman from North Carolina will further...
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, if the gentlewoman will continue to yield, he is on...
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, if the gentlewoman will continue to yield, let me say...
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman from North Carolina yield? I...
Mrs. CLAYTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield to the gentleman, if he can do it briefly.
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I will be happy to support Oklahoma State research...
Mrs. CLAYTON. Mr. Chairman, when the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr....
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
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AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. SANFORD
Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chairman, this amendment is a very simple amendment. All it...
Mr. SKEEN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word.
Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. COBURN. I yield to the gentleman from South Carolina.
Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding to me, and I just...
Mr. COBURN. Reclaiming my time, Mr. Chairman, again I would make the point that...
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Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
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Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. SOUDER. I yield to the gentlewoman from Ohio.
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Indiana for yielding.
Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, the gentlewoman is correct. It was not the Democratic...
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. SOUDER. I yield to the gentlewoman from Ohio.
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I guess, as one ranking member on one of the 13...
Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time, we in fact have been bringing it...
Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
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Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. HOEKSTRA. I yield to the gentleman from Oklahoma.
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I want to make two points because I think a lot of...
Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I just want to finish the discussion so the people...
Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time, if I may, I just wanted to come...
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. CASTLE. I yield to the gentlewoman from Ohio.
Ms. KAPTUR. Could I ask the gentleman to clarify something for me? I heard what...
Mr. CASTLE. That is correct.
Ms. KAPTUR. What would make the gentleman happy? This process cannot make him...
Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Chairman, the gentlewoman is correct. I think that her...
Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Chairman, I believe that her subcommittee has done just fine...
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Ms. KAPTUR. But that is my question to the gentleman. Obviously there is a...
Mr. CASTLE. Reclaiming my time, it is not, and I say this respectfully--I do...
Ms. KAPTUR. I do not know what the White House has to do with this. The budget...
Mr. CASTLE. I do understand your question. Reclaiming my time, I am going to...
Ms. KAPTUR. If the gentleman will yield further, I would forget the White...
Mr. CASTLE. To suggest that the President of the United States should not be...
Mr. BALDACCI. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
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Mr. BALDACCI. So I think it is important, though, because at first blush it may...
Mr. BALDACCI. I yield to the gentleman from South Carolina.
Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chairman, I would agree, there certainly is a lot of valid...
Mr. BALDACCI. Mr. Chairman, just gaining back an opportunity, I do appreciate...
Mr. BALDACCI. Mr. Chairman, last year the University of Maine received about...
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. BALDACCI. I yield to the gentlewoman from Ohio.
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I would just like to state for the record that the...
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
Mr. SKEEN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
Ms. DeLAURO. I yield to the gentleman from New Mexico.
Mr. SKEEN. Mr. Chairman, the gentlewoman is correct, and this is a...
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from New Mexico.
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
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Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
Ms. KAPTUR. I yield to the gentleman from Oklahoma.
Mr. COBURN. The objection to spending, now 10 hours of debate on a $61 billion...
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, if I might reclaim my time, I think the gentleman's...
Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
Ms. KAPTUR. I yield to the gentleman from South Carolina.
Mr. SANFORD. What I find interesting about that is, let us assume it took 20...
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I just wanted to say to the gentleman that under the...
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, would the ranking member please yield?
Ms. KAPTUR. I yield to the gentleman from Oklahoma.
Mr. COBURN. My intention is not to make the gentlewoman a victim, I promise...
Ms. KAPTUR. We are today, we were yesterday.
Mr. COBURN. The process is the victim. And I agree with the gentlewoman, I...
Ms. KAPTUR. What process? The gentleman's process?
Mr. COBURN. The gentlewoman must know that I profess to be an Oklahoman and a...
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
Ms. KAPTUR. I yield to the gentleman from Oklahoma.
Mr. COBURN. They are probably not going to be agreeable to the gentlewoman...
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, within the gentleman's structure, he decided what...
Mr. COBURN. If the gentlewoman would yield, if we had that capability, we would...
Ms. KAPTUR. But they prepared the budget. It is their budget.
Mr. COBURN. The 302(b) allocations are prepared by certain groups within here,...
Ms. KAPTUR. Well, which party are they in? Is it the majority party?
Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. COBURN
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, Oklahoma is the leading producer in this country of...
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Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word.
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. HINCHEY. I yield to the gentleman from Oklahoma.
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, the clerk has actually read the wrong line items. It...
Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, reserving the right to object, if the gentleman...
Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, further reserving the right to object, I would...
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. KINGSTON. I yield to the gentleman from Oklahoma.
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I have every intention of withdrawing this amendment...
Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time, the gentleman is an incessant...
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Georgia.
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. COBURN
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. COBURN. I yield to the gentleman from Georgia.
Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, I would like to speak to the intent of the...
Mr. COBURN. Absolutely, Mr. Chairman. I thank the gentleman from Georgia (Mr....
Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word.
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Mr. SKEEN. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
Mr. EVERETT. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
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Mr. BOYD. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
Mr. COMBEST. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
Mr. WATKINS. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
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Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
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Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. LATHAM. I yield to the gentleman from South Carolina.
Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Chairman, there is no greater friend of the farmers than the...
Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time, you are going to hurt the future...
Mr. POMEROY. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN
DO NOT LIFT EMBARGO ON GUM ARABIC IN SUDAN
Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I apologize to the Members to come, but I have been...
Mr. SISISKY. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
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Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. SISISKY. I yield to the gentleman from Oklahoma.
Mr. COBURN. The gentleman does realize that this does not decrease total...
Mr. SISISKY. Reclaiming my time, I would still say it sends the wrong message,...
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
Mr. GUTKNECHT. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. GUTKNECHT. I yield to the gentleman from Oklahoma.
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding to me. I want to...
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Mr. GUTKNECHT. Reclaiming my time, Mr. Chairman, and I am sure the gentleman...
Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
SEQUENTIAL VOTES POSTPONED IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. COBURN
RECORDED VOTE
Mr. GARY MILLER of California and Mr. SUNUMU changed their vote from ``no'' to...
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. COBURN
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RECORDED VOTE
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. SANFORD
RECORDED VOTE
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AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. COBURN
RECORDED VOTE
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word.
Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
Ms. KAPTUR. I yield to the gentleman from Florida.
Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, it is the plan that we would rise at this...
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Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time, I thank the chairman for that...
Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
Ms. KAPTUR. I yield to the gentleman from Texas.
Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Chairman, obviously we are, as often has been the case over the...
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, the gentleman will let us know perhaps by 5:30...
Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Chairman, as soon as I can know something that would be helpful...
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman.
Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Chairman, if the gentlewoman will yield, as an old economist let...
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chairman, I thank the leader.
Mr. PACKARD. Mr. Chairman, today I would like to express my support for H.R....
Mr. PHELPS. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the FY 2000 Agriculture...
Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. Chairman, I hope my colleagues will join me in strongly...
Mr. SKEEN. Mr. Chairman, I move that the Committee do now rise. ...
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