David Obey: “continuing my reservation, I thank both gentlemen for their responses. Let me say that while I intend to withdraw my…”

“continuing my reservation, I thank both gentlemen for their responses. Let me say that while I intend to withdraw my reservation, given those assurances, I would hope that that would happen as soon as possible, and I would also hope that sometime, somewhere, someone will explain to me why we can forgive billions of dollars of debt to the Third World, billions of dollars of debt to Eastern Europe, but not recognize that American citizens may need that same privilege. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Louisiana? There was no objection. The Clerk read the Senate bill, as follows: S. 1858 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005''. SEC. 2. DISASTER LOANS. (a) Essential Services.--Of the amounts provided in Public Law 109-62 for ``Disaster Relief'', up to $750,000,000 may be transferred to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program for the cost of direct loans as authorized under section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.…”