[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 11 (Tuesday, February 3, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H257]
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:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, February 2, 2004.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on February 2, 2004 at 
     2:05 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he submits the Budget of the United States Government 
     for Fiscal Year 2005.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
     Clerk of the House.

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