[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 1 (Thursday, January 4, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S5]
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  INFORMING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT A QUORUM OF EACH 
                           HOUSE IS ASSEMBLED

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I send a resolution to the desk and ask for 
its consideration.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 1) informing the President of the 
     United States that a quorum of each House is assembled.

  The VICE PRESIDENT. Without objection, the resolution is considered 
and agreed to.
  The resolution (S. Res. 1) was agreed to, as follows:

                               S. Res. 1

       Resolved, That a committee consisting of two Senators be 
     appointed to join such committee as may be appointed by the 
     House of Representatives to wait upon the President of the 
     United States and inform him that a quorum of each House is 
     assembled and that the Congress is ready to receive any 
     communication he may be pleased to make.

  Mr. REID. I move to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was 
adopted.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I move to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Pursuant to S. Res. 1, the Chair appoints the 
Senator from Nevada, Mr. Reid, and the Senator from Kentucky, Mr. 
McConnell, as a committee to join the committee on the part of the 
House of Representatives to wait upon the President of the United 
States and inform him that a quorum is assembled and that the Congress 
is ready to receive any communication he may be pleased to make.
  The majority leader is recognized.

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