[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 123 (Thursday, September 20, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H5859]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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 JOINT SESSION OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE HELD PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS 
OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 231 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. Bill Sims, announced the 
President pro tempore and Members of the U.S. Senate, who entered the 
Hall of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore taking 
the chair at the left 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. DeLay);
  The gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Watts);
  The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Gephardt); and
  The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Bonior).
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The President pro tempore 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 House Chamber:
  The Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Daschle);
  The Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid);
  The Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Lott); and
  The Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Nickles).
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms announced the Dean of the 
Diplomatic Corps, His Royal Highness Prince Bandar Bin Sultan Bin Abdul 
Aziz, Ambassador of the Kingdom 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 of 
the United States and the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court.
  The Chief Justice of the United States and the Associate Justices of 
the Supreme Court 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.

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