[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 82-83]
[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 349 TO HEAR AN ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT 
                          OF THE UNITED STATES

  The Speaker of the House presided.
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms, Mr. Bill Sims, 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. DeLay);
  The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Blunt);
  The gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Pryce);
  The gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Kingston);
  The gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi);
  The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer);
  The gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez); and
  The gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn).
  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 Tennessee (Mr. Frist);
  The Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell);
  The Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum);
  The Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison);
  The Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl);
  The Senator from Virginia (Mr. Allen);

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  The Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter);
  The Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski);
  The Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Daschle);
  The Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski);
  The Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Breaux);
  The Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan);
  The Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer);
  The Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin);
  The Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed);
  The Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson);
  The Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow);
  The Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton); and
  The Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Corzine).
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms announced the Acting Dean of 
the Diplomatic Corps, His Excellency Roble Olhaye, Ambassador from 
Djibouti.
  The Acting Dean of the Diplomatic Corps entered the Hall of the House 
of Representatives and took the seat reserved for him.
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms announced the Associate Justice 
of the Supreme Court.
  The Associate Justice of the Supreme Court entered the Hall of the 
House of Representatives and took the seat reserved for him in front of 
the Speaker's rostrum.
  The Assistant to the 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 7 minutes p.m., the Sergeant at Arms, the Honorable 
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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