CONGRESS: WE THE PEOPLE
CONGRESS: WE THE PEOPLE
07.56.04-Newman and Norm Ornstein discuss the process of approving the Rules Committee's rulings on the jobs bill. Rep. BOB WALKER (R-PA) urges rejection of the rules, says that the bill is in dire need of amendment. Rep. JAMES QUILLEN (R-TN) says that the rules should be adopted. Rep. BONIOR agrees, moves question on the rules. Speaker Pro Tem reads the votes on the rules. Rep. WALKER [of course] request rollcall vote. V.O.-Ornstein walks through the ins and outs of parliamentary procedure. 07.59.10-Newman/Ornstein-discuss the progress of this bill and the operation of the rules of debate. The House will set up a fictitious "Committee" composed of all of the members to get around the higher Quorum requirements of the full House and other rules. 08.00.20-Speaker Pro Tem opens the work of the "Committee of the Whole House". Rep. BONIOR in office talks about being selected to govern debate of the Jobs Bill in the House. Rep. BONIOR in Speaker's chair on the rostrum. Reading clerk reads the text of the bill. Bonior introduces debate, recognizes Rep. JAMIE WHITTEN and Rep. SILVIO CONTE as floor managers. Rep. WHITTEN in debate says the Jobs bill is going to help the country. Rep. WALKER says the bill is stupid spending. Shots of various Congressmen in debate. Rep. DELBERT LATTA (R-OH) says the bill is unwise Pork spending. 08.04.30-Rep. JIM WRIGHT (Majority Leader) reads a poem in debate, noting that everyone thinks spending in other districts is pork until it helps their district. Urges the bill to be passed. Rep. CONTE animatedly says that most people aren't getting any pork but have to settle for pretzels. Rep. CHALMERS WYLIE (R-OH) says the Jobs Bill is not excessive spending. Rep. ROBERT MICHEL says that the bill is not an adequate response to the needs. Rep. GEORGE MILLER (D-CA) says that he supports the bill, but it should go to show how much of an economic disaster the first two years of Reaganomics (tm) have been. Rep. PHIL GRAMM says that the Congress is trying to screw things up "on the verge of recovery". Rep. WILLIAM NATCHER (D-KY) says the bill is good. 08.08.20