[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 68 (Tuesday, May 5, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S5168]
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                       MAJORITY PARTY APPOINTMENT

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, under S. Res. 18, I have the authority to 
make a majority party appointment to the HELP Committee. I now ask 
unanimous consent that the appointment be made on a temporary basis and 
that I still retain the authority to make a permanent appointment in 
the 111th Congress.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. I now temporarily appoint Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode 
Island.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Record will so note.

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