[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 23, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H767-H768]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 JOINT SESSION OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE HELD PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS 
OF SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 39 TO HEAR AN ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT 
                          OF THE UNITED STATES

  The SPEAKER of the House presided.
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms, Mr. Kevin Brennan, 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. The Chair appoints as members of the committee on the 
part of the House to escort the President of the United States into the 
Chamber:
  The gentleman from Texas [Mr. Armey];
  The gentleman from Texas [Mr. DeLay];
  The gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Boehner];
  The gentleman from California [Mr. Cox];
  The gentleman from Arkansas [Mr. Dickey];
  The gentleman from Arkansas [Mr. Hutchinson];
  The gentleman from Missouri [Mr. Gephardt];
  The gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Bonior];
  The gentleman from California [Mr. Fazio];
  The gentlewoman from Connecticut [Mrs. Kennelly]; 
  
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  The gentleman from Arkansas [Mr. Thornton]; and
  The gentlewoman from Arkansas [Mrs. Lincoln].
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The President of the Senate, at the direction of 
that body, appoints the following Senators as members of the committee 
on the part of the Senate to escort the President of the United States 
into the Chamber:
  The Senator from Kansas [Mr. Dole];
  The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Lott];
  The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Cochran];
  The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Nickles];
  The Senator from South Carolina [Mr. Thurmond];
  The Senator from South Dakota [Mr. Daschle];
  The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. Ford];
  The Senator from Maryland [Ms. Mikulski];
  The Senator from Massachusetts [Mr. Kerry];
  The Senator from Nebraska [Mr. Kerrey];
  The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid];
  The Senator from West Virginia [Mr. Rockefeller];
  The Senator from North Dakota [Mr. Dorgan];
  The Senator from Louisiana [Mr. Breaux];
  The Senator from Connecticut [Mr. Dodd]; and
  The Senator from Nebraska [Mr. Exon].
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms announced the Dean of the 
Diplomatic Corps, His Royal Highness, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, 
Ambassador of Saudi Arabia.
  The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps entered the Hall of the House of 
Representatives and took the seat reserved for him.
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms announced the Chief Justice and 
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
  The Chief Justice and 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 9 o'clock and 8 minutes p.m., the Sergeant at Arms, Mr. Wilson 
Livingood, announced the President of the United States.
  The President of the United States, 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, I have the high privilege and 
distinct honor of presenting to you the President of the United States.
  [Applause, the Members rising.]

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