[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 152 (Tuesday, November 4, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H9872]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

                                    U.S. House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                 Washington, DC, November 3, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit correspondence 
     received from the White House on November 1, 1997 at 12:00 
     noon and said to contain a message from the President 
     pursuant to the Line Item Veto Act (P.L. 104-130) 
     transmitting a cancellation with respect to the Departments 
     of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
     Clerk.

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