Alan B. Mollohan: “Mr. Speaker, I have made the motion to instruct conferees on the Commerce, Justice, State appropriations bill. In order…”

“Mr. Speaker, I have made the motion to instruct conferees on the Commerce, Justice, State appropriations bill. In order to make clear that on one this side of the aisle is interested in shutting down the government and to point out that there are several major legislative provisions being discussed in the context of the conference on this bill, they could, if not resolved to the satisfaction of the President, cause a government shutdown. I am confident that the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers), the most capable manager of this bill, does not intend in any way to cause such a shutdown. In fact, I have heard the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Livingston) and members of the Republican leadership in both Houses make similar statements. The purpose of taking the time of the House today is to simply point out some of the hurdles that exist in getting this bill into signable form. The Senate bill contained major new legislation addressing numerous legislative issues.”