[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 24857]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Speaker:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 16, 2003.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Mac Thornberry to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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