[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17157]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



               COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                  Washington, DC, August 31, 2000.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on Thursday, August 
     31, 2000 at 4:22 p.m., and said to contain a message from the 
     President whereby he returns without his approval, H.R. 8, 
     the ``Death Tax Elimination Act of 2000.''
           Sincerely yours,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
     Clerk of the House.

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