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[Recess.]
Mr. SHERMAN [presiding]. A quick announcement. Chairman Berman
has asked me to sit in the chair until he can return from two
votes. We are waiting, I believe, for four members, and I will ask
the clerk to read the names of those members who have not yet
voted.
Ms. RUSH. Mr. Green, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Jackson Lee, and Mr.
Crowley.
Mr. SHERMAN. So that is Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Woolsey of
California, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, and Mr. Crowley of New
York. If they have staff here, or friends here, who can remind them
to be here as soon as possible, that will allow us to complete the
committee’s business.
I will be sitting here until Chairman Berman returns. I will then
scamper out of the room so that I can cast the final vote of the day
on the floor. It is not because I am disinterested in the result that
will occur in this room shortly after Chairman Berman returns.
[Recess.]
Mr. SHERMAN. I am going to ask people to take their seats. The
House of Representatives floor is now in session, and 1 minute ago,
they began voting on the last vote of the day, which is a motion
to suspend the rules and applaud the Saints of New Orleans.
That means that some of our colleagues may have cast this vote
and may be walking here right now. So I feel that when they come
here, they should see an orderly committee room. I would expect
Chairman Berman to be here in another couple 3 minutes, and we
have four of our colleagues who have not voted.
This screen here shows what is going on now on the House floor.
Under the unanimous consent request, 5 minutes after the conclusion
of the vote now in progress on the House floor, will be the conclusion
of our proceedings here.
While there are officially 3 more minutes to cast votes on the
House floor, House tradition would dictate that the gavel will probably
not occur for 6, 7, 8 minutes from now. So, I expect these proceedings
to be over in roughly 13 to 15 minutes. We don’t need absolute
silence, but we do need some reasonable degree of order, and
I would not be surprised if one of our four remaining colleagues
comes into the room within the next minute.
[Recess.]
Chairman BERMAN. The gentlelady from California.
Ms. RUSH. You are not recorded.
Ms. WOOLSEY. Yes.
Ms. RUSH. Ms. Woolsey votes yes.
Chairman BERMAN. The gentleman from New York.
Ms. RUSH. Mr. Crowley is not recorded.
Mr. CROWLEY. Yes.
Ms. RUSH. Mr. Crowley votes yes.
[Recess.]
Chairman BERMAN. The gentleman from Texas, Mr. Green.
Ms. RUSH. Mr. Green is not recorded.
Mr. GREEN. Yes.
Ms. RUSH. Mr. Green votes yes.
[Recess.]
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