[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 115 (Thursday, September 6, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H5410-H5411]
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 VICENTE FOX, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES

  The Speaker of the House presided.
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms, Bill Sims, 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 His Excellency Vicente Fox, the President 
of the United Mexican States, into the Chamber:
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Armey);
  The gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Watts);
  The gentleman from California (Mr. Cox);
  The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde);
  The gentleman from North Carolina (Mr.  Ballenger);
  The gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Kolbe);
  The gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier);
  The gentlewoman from New Mexico (Mrs. Wilson);
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Bonilla);
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Barton);
  The gentleman from Utah (Mr. Cannon);
  The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Gephardt);
  The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Bonior);
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Frost);
  The gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez);
  The gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro);
  The gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Pastor);
  The gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos);
  The gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey);
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Reyes);
  The gentlewoman from California (Ms. Roybal-Allard);
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Rodriguez);
  The gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Napolitano);
  The gentleman from California (Mr. Baca);
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Ortiz);
  The gentleman from New York (Mr. Serrano);
  The gentleman from California (Mr. Becerra);
  The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Gutierrez);
  The gentleman from Guam (Mr. Underwood);
  The gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez);
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hinojosa);
  The gentlewoman from California (Ms. Sanchez);
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gonzalez);
  The gentleman from Puerto Rico (Mr. Acevedo-Vila); and
  The gentlewoman from California (Ms. Solis).
  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 His Excellency Vicente Fox, the President of 
the United Mexican States, into the House Chamber:
  The Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Daschle);
  The Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid);
  The Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry);
  The Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller);
  The Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray);
  The Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin);
  The Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer);
  The Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy);
  The Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Hollings);
  The Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden);
  The Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy);
  The Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Lott);
  The Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Nickles);
  The Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison);
  The Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig);
  The Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Frist);
  The Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici);
  The Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Helms);
  The Senator from Indiana (Mr. Lugar);
  The Senator from Texas (Mr. Gramm); and
  The Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback).
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms announced the Acting Dean of 
the Diplomatic Corps, the Honorable Jesse Bibiano Marehalau, Ambassador 
of Micronesia.
  The Acting Dean of the Diplomatic Corps entered the Hall of the House 
of Representatives and took the seat reserved for him.

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  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.

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  At 11 o'clock and 15 minutes a.m., the Assistant to the Sergeant at 
Arms announced the President of the United Mexican States, His 
Excellency Vicente Fox.
  The President of the United Mexican 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, it is my great privilege and I 
deem it a high honor and a personal pleasure to present to you the 
President of the United Mexican States, His Excellency Vicente Fox.

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  [Applause, the Members rising.]

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