[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 18 (Friday, February 9, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H1233-H1234]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING HON. CONSTANCE MORELLA AS FIRST FEMALE MEMBER SWORN IN 
                         AS SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

  (Mr. MONTGOMERY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MONTGOMERY. Madam Speaker, congratulations on being the Speaker 
pro tempore. I believe you would probably be the first woman to have 
that position, and I congratulate you.
  I had the privilege of acting as Speaker when Mr. Foley was Speaker, 
and I was sworn in by the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Coleman]; and as I 
understand it, the gentlewoman was sworn in by the gentleman from 
Virginia [Mr. Davis].
  So congratulations. It is a nice honor.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair thanks her distinguished 
colleague, the gentleman from Mississippi, Congressman Montgomery, 

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for that accolade. It is a distinguished honor to do so and to follow 
in your footsteps, sir.
  The gentleman mentioned that he was actually sworn in also in 1993, 
the last Speaker pro tempore to be sworn, prior to this Member the 
other night. So we are setting precedents, and it is an honor to serve 
with the gentleman in this House.

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