[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 101 (Tuesday, July 16, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S5691]
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                       CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT

  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair lays before the Senate a Certificate of 
Election to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Senator John 
F. Kerry of Massachusetts. The certificate, the Chair is advised, is in 
the form suggested by the Senate. If there is no objection, the reading 
of the certificate will be waived and it will be printed in full in the 
Record.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I know a lot 
of people want to say some real nice things about this good man, but we 
are going to have to do it later. We have a lot of things to do. As he 
will learn, the Senate is not always as punctual as the House. So all 
those who have these wonderful things to say about this good man, do it 
later.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                   The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

     To the President of the Senate of the United States:
       This is to certify that on the twenty-fifth day of June, 
     two-thousand and thirteen Edward J. Markey was duly chosen by 
     the qualified electors of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts a 
     Senator for the unexpired term ending at noon on the third 
     day of January, two thousand and fifteen, to fill the vacancy 
     in the representation from said Commonwealth in the Senate of 
     the United States caused by the resignation of Senator John 
     F. Kerry.
       Witness: His Excellency, the Governor, Deval L. Patrick, 
     and our seal hereto affixed at Boston, this tenth day of July 
     in the year of our Lord two thousand and thirteen.
       By His Excellency, Governor
     Deval Patrick.
     William Francis Galvin,
       Secretary of the Commonwealth.
     [State Seal Affixed]

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