[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 19088-19089]
[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 AYAD ALLAWI, INTERIM PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ

  The Speaker of the House presided.
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms, 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 His Excellency Ayad Allawi, the Interim 
Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, into the Chamber:
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLAY);
  The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. BLUNT);
  The gentleman from California (Mr. COX);
  The gentleman from Georgia (Mr. KINGSTON);
  The gentleman from California (Mr. HUNTER);
  The gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN);
  The gentlewoman from California (Ms. PELOSI);
  The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. HOYER);
  The gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. CLYBURN);
  The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. SKELTON);
  The gentleman from California (Mr. LANTOS); and
  The gentlewoman from California (Ms. HARMAN).
  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 Ayad Allawi, the Interim Prime 
Minister of the Republic of Iraq, 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);

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  The Senator from Arizona (Mr. KYL);
  The Senator from Virginia (Mr. ALLEN);
  The Senator from Indiana (Mr. LUGAR);
  The Senator from Alabama (Mr. SESSIONS);
  The Senator from South Dakota (Mr. DASCHLE);
  The Senator from Louisiana (Mr. BREAUX);
  The Senator from Michigan (Mrs. 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 Jesse Bibiano Marehalau, 
Ambassador of Micronesia.
  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 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 10 o'clock and 2 minutes a.m., the Assistant to the Sergeant at 
Arms announced His Excellency Ayad Allawi, Interim Prime Minister of 
the Republic of Iraq.
  The Interim Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, 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 Ayad Allawi, Interim Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq.
  [Applause, the Members rising.]

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