[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 155]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 JOINT SESSION OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE HELD PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS 
OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 241 TO HEAR AN ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT 
                          OF THE UNITED STATES

  The Speaker of the House presided.
  The Deputy Sergeant at Arms, Mr. Jim Varey, announced the Vice 
President and Members of the U.S. Senate, who entered the Hall of the 
House of Representatives, the Vice President taking the chair at the 
right of the Speaker, and the Members of the Senate the seats reserved 
for them.
  The SPEAKER. The Chair appoints as members of the committee on the 
part of the House to escort the President of the United States into the 
Chamber:
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Armey);
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLay);
  The gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Watts);
  The gentleman from California (Mr. Cox);
  The gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Hutchinson);
  The gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Pryce);
  The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Gephardt);
  The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Bonior);
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Frost);
  The gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez);
  The gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Berry); and
  The gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Snyder).
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The President of the Senate, at the direction of 
that body, appoints the following Senators as members of the committee 
on the part of the Senate to escort the President of the United States 
into the House Chamber:
  The Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Lott);
  The Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Nickles);
  The Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Thurmond);
  The Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig);
  The Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner);
  The Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Hutchinson);
  The Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Daschle);
  The Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid);
  The Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski);
  The Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray);
  The Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan);
  The Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Breaux);
  The Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller);
  The Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin); and
  The Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg).
  The Deputy Sergeant at Arms announced the Acting Dean of the 
Diplomatic Corps, His Excellency Jesse B. Marehalau, Ambassador to the 
United States from Micronesia.
  The Acting Dean of the Diplomatic Corps entered the Hall of the House 
of Representatives and took the seat reserved for him.
  The Deputy Sergeant at Arms announced the Cabinet of the President of 
the United States.
  The members of the Cabinet of the President of the United States 
entered the Hall of the House of Representatives and took the seats 
reserved for them in front of the Speaker's rostrum.
  At 9 o'clock and 12 minutes p.m., the Sergeant at Arms, Mr. Wilson 
Livingood, announced the President of the United States.
  The President of the United States, escorted by the committee of 
Senators and Representatives, entered the Hall of the House of 
Representatives, and stood at the Clerk's desk.
  (Applause, the Members rising.)
  The SPEAKER. Members of the Congress, I have the high privilege and 
the


distinct honor of presenting to you the President of the United States.
  (Applause, the Members rising.)

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