[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 4, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H975]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                  Committee on Ways and Means,

                                 Washington, DC, January 12, 2009.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi, 
     Speaker, House of Representatives, The Capitol, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Madam Speaker, I am forwarding to you the Committee's 
     recommendations for certain positions for the 111th Congress.
       First, pursuant to Section 8002 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986, the Committee designated the following Members 
     to serve on the Joint Committee on Taxation: Charles Rangel, 
     Pete Stark, Sander Levin, Dave Camp and Wally Herger.
       Second, pursuant to Section 161 of the Trade Act of 1974, 
     the Committee recommended the following Members to serve as 
     official advisors for international conference meetings and 
     negotiating sessions on trade agreements: Charles Rangel, 
     Sander Levin, John Tanner, Dave Camp and Kevin Brady.
       Third, pursuant to House Rule X, Clause 5 (2)(A)(i), the 
     Committee designated the following Members to serve on the 
     Committee on the Budget: Lloyd Doggett, Earl Blumenauer, John 
     Yarmuth, Paul Ryan and Devin Nunes.
           Sincerely,
                                                Charles B. Rangel,
     Chairman.

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