[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 1032-1033]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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    JOINT MEETING OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE TO HEAR AN ADDRESS BY HIS 
   EXCELLENCY JOSE MARIA AZNAR, PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SPAIN

  The Speaker of the House presided.
  The Deputy Sergeant at Arms, Kerri Hanley, 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 His Excellency Jose Maria Aznar, President 
of the Government of Spain, into the Chamber:
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLay);
  The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Blunt);
  The gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Pryce);
  The gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Bereuter);
  The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Weller);
  The gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi);
  The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer);
  The gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez);
  The gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos); and
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Rodriguez).
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The President of the Senate, at the direction of 
that body, appoints the following Senators as a committee on the part 
of the Senate to escort His Excellency Jose Maria Aznar, President of 
the Government of Spain, into the House Chamber:
  The Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Frist);
  The Senator from Alaska (Mr. Stevens);

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  The Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum);
  The Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl);
  The Senator from Virginia (Mr. Allen);
  The Senator from Indiana (Mr. Lugar);
  The Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith);
  The Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Daschle); and
  The Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd).
  The Deputy Sergeant at Arms announced the Acting Dean of the 
Diplomatic Corps, Her Excellency Mary Madzandza Kanya, Ambassador of 
Swaziland.
  The Acting Dean of the Diplomatic Corps entered the Hall of the House 
of Representatives and took the seat reserved for her.
  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 11 o'clock and 2 minutes a.m., the Deputy Sergeant at Arms 
announced His Excellency Jose Maria Aznar, President of the Government 
of Spain.
  The President of the Government of Spain, 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, it is my great privilege and I 
deem it a high honor and a personal pleasure to present to you His 
Excellency Jose Maria Aznar, President of the Government of Spain.
  [Applause, the Members rising.]

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