[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 77 (Wednesday, June 12, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H3456]
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  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the order of the House of 
Wednesday, June 5, 2002, and clause 12 of rule I, the Chair declares 
the House in recess subject to the call of the Chair.
  Accordingly (at 10 o'clock and 6 minutes a.m.), the House stood in 
recess subject to the call of the Chair.
  During the recess, beginning at about 10:50 a.m., the following 
proceedings were had:

                              {time}  1050

  JOINT MEETING OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE TO HEAR AN ADDRESS BY THE 
HONORABLE JOHN HOWARD, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA
  The Speaker of the House presided.
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms, Richard Wilson, 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 Honorable John Howard, the Prime 
Minister of Australia, 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 Nebraska (Mr. Bereuter);
  The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Gephardt);
  The gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi);
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Frost);
  The gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos);
  The gentleman from American Samoa (Mr. Faleomavaega).
  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 the Honorable John Howard, the Prime Minister 
of Australia, into the House Chamber:
  The Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Daschle);
  The Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson);
  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 Indiana (Mr. Lugar);
  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.
  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 11 o'clock and 2 minutes a.m., the Assistant to the Sergeant at 
Arms announced the Prime Minister of Australia, the Honorable John 
Howard.
  The Prime Minister of Australia, 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 
Honorable John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia.
  [Applause, the Members rising.]

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