Martin Sabo

Mr. SABO

Mr. SABO. So that in an area like agriculture, where we are doing a major rewrite of agriculture policy, there would be 11 conferees; and 3 of them, 2 majority and 1 minority, from the Committee on Agriculture?

Mr. SABO. So, the agreement in those conferences would really be governed by the general conferees, the five Republicans and three Democrats, and then the two from that particular committee of the majority and one for the minority?

Mr. SABO. Mr. Speaker, in the case of other committees, in most cases, except for those issues relating to tax, trade, and Medicare and Medicaid, there will only be two majority and one minority conferee?

Mr. SABO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume, and I yield to the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Kasich] to engage in a colloquy. Mr. Speaker, I ask the gentleman if am I correct that will be five Republican and three Democratic conferees for all titles of the bill under current plans?

Mr. SABO. Mr. Speaker, I move the previous question on the motion to instruct. The previous question was ordered.

Mr. SABO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes, the remainder of my time, to the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Levin]. (Mr. LEVIN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. SABO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from Colorado. [Mrs. Schroeder].

Mr. SABO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Pallone].

Mr. SABO

Mr. SABO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my good friend, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Stenholm]. (Mr. STENHOLM asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. SABO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute 45 seconds to the gentleman from Utah [Mr. Orton].

Mr. SABO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from California [Ms. Lucille Roybal-Allard], a distinguished member of our committee.

Mr. SABO. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 10 seconds. Mr. Chairman, I would only say that the children of Members of Congress probably will do fine, but the 20,000 families in the district of the gentleman from Iowa [Mr. Ganske] who get the EITC, the earned income tax credit, will do much worse. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York [Ms. Slaughter].

Mr. SABO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from my native State of North Dakota [Mr. Pomeroy].

Mr. SABO. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. Clay], the ranking Democratic member of the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, be permitted to control the next 16 minutes of time on our side and that he be permitted to yield portions of that time.

Mr. SABO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Mfume].

Mr. SABO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 10 seconds to the gentleman from California [Mr. Becerra].

Mr. SABO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from North Carolina [Mrs. Clayton].

Mr. SABO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 10 seconds to the gentleman from New York [Mr. Engel].

Mr. SABO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 10 seconds to the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Klink].

Mr. SABO. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 30 seconds. Mr. Chairman, looking at the numbers as the gentleman referred to, I discovered he only has 11,000 families eligible for low-income tax credit, one of the lowest in the country. They are going to be hurt, but let me assure the gentleman from Connecticut, all the rich constituents he has are not going to be hurt. They are going to prosper. They are going to do well. His district does not resemble America. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida [Mrs. Meek]. (Mrs. MEEK of Florida asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

Mr. SABO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 10 seconds to the gentleman from Texas, Mr. Gene Green.

Mr. SABO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Doggett].

Mr. SABO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Hoyer].

Mr. SABO. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that following the statement of the gentleman from Utah [Mr. Orton] that the gentleman from Texas [Mr. de la Garza], the ranking Democrat on the Committee on Agriculture, be permitted to control the next 15 minutes of time on our side, and that the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Dingell], the ranking member of the Committee on Commerce, be permitted to control the balance of the time remaining on our side, and that each have the authority to yield to other members.

Mr. SABO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 15 seconds to the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Gene Green].