[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 197 (Tuesday, December 12, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H14255-H14256]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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    JOINT MEETING OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE TO HEAR AN ADDRESS BY HIS 
     EXCELLENCY SHIMON PERES, PRIME MINISTER OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL

  The Speaker of the House presided.
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms, Richard Wilson, announced the 
Vice President and Members of the U.S. Senate, who entered the Hall of 
the House of Representatives, the Vice President taking the chair at 
the right of the Speaker, and the Members of the Senate the seats 
reserved for them.
  The SPEAKER. On the part of the House, the Chair appoints as members 
of the committee to escort the Prime Minister of the State of Israel 
into the Chamber: the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Armey]; the gentleman 
from Texas [Mr. DeLay]; the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Boehner]; the 
gentleman from New York [Mr. Gilman]; the gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. 
Livingston]; the gentleman from New York [Mr. Solomon]; the gentleman 
from Indiana [Mr. Burton]; the gentleman from Alabama [Mr. Callahan]; 
the gentleman from New Mexico [Mr. Schiff]; the gentleman from New York 
[Mr. Lazio]; the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. Gephardt]; the gentleman 
from Michigan [Mr. Bonior]; the gentleman from California [Mr. Fazio]; 
the gentlewoman from Connecticut [Mrs. Kennelly]; the gentleman from 
Indiana [Mr. Hamilton]; the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Yates]; the 
gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey]; the gentleman from Texas [Mr. 
Frost]; the gentleman from California [Mr. Berman]; and the gentleman 
from Florida [Mr. Hastings].
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The President of the Senate, at the direction of 
that body, appoints the following Senators as a committee on the part 
of the Senate to escort the Prime Minister of the State of Israel into 
the Chamber: the Senator from Kansas [Mr. Dole]; the Senator from 
Mississippi [Mr. Lott]; the Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Nickles]; the 
Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Cochran]; the Senator from Florida [Mr. 
Mack]; the Senator from South Carolina [Mr. Thurmond]; the Senator from 
New York [Mr. D'Amato]; the Senator from South Dakota [Mr. Daschle]; 
the Senator from Kentucky [Mr. Ford]; the Senator from Maryland [Ms. 
Mikulski]; the Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. Pell]; the Senator from 
Vermont [Mr. Leahy]; the Senator from Michigan [Mr. Levin]; the Senator 
from California [Mrs. Feinstein]; and the Senator from California [Mrs. 
Boxer].

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  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms announced the Ambassadors, 
Ministers, and Charges d'Affaires of foreign governments.
  The Ambassadors, Ministers, and Charges d'Affaires of foreign 
governments entered the Hall of the House of Representatives and took 
the seats reserved for them.
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms announced the Associate 
Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
  The Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States 
entered the Hall of the House of Representatives and took the seats 
reserved for them in front of the Speaker's rostrum.
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms announced the Cabinet of the 
President of the United States.
  The Members of the Cabinet of the President of the United States 
entered the Hall of the House of Representatives and took the seats 
reserved for them in front of the Speaker's rostrum.
  At 11 o'clock and 9 minutes a.m., the Assistant to the Sergeant at 
Arms announced the Prime Minister of the State of Israel.
  The Prime Minister of the State of Israel, escorted by the committee 
of Senators and Representatives, entered the Hall of the House of 
Representatives, and stood at the Clerk's desk.
  [Applause, the Members rising.]
  The SPEAKER. Members of the Congress, it is my great privilege, and I 
deem it a high honor and a personal pleasure to present to you His 
Excellency Shimon Peres, the Prime Minister of Israel.
  [Applause, the Members rising.]

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