[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16391-16392]
[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 MANMOHAN SINGH, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA

  The Speaker of the House presided.
  The Deputy Sergeant at Arms, Mrs. 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 Manmohan Singh, the Prime 
Minister of the Republic of India, into the Chamber:
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLAY);
  The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. BLUNT);
  The gentleman from Arizona (Mr. SHADEGG);
  The gentleman from California (Mr. DOOLITTLE);
  The gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN);
  The gentleman from Virginia (Mr. TOM DAVIS);
  The gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. JINDAL);
  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);
  The gentleman from American Samoa (Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA);
  The gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. PALLONE); and
  The gentleman from New York (Mr. CROWLEY).
  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 His Excellency Manmohan Singh, the 
Prime Minister of the Republic of India, into the House Chamber:
  The Senator from Tennessee (Mr. FRIST);
  The Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McCONNELL);
  The Senator from Alaska (Mr. STEVENS);
  The Senator from Wyoming (Mr. THOMAS);

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  The Senator from Florida (Mr. MARTINEZ);
  The Senator from Nevada (Mr. REID);
  The Senator from Illinois (Mr. DURBIN);
  The Senator from Michigan (Ms. STABENOW); and
  The Senator from Maryland (Mr. SARBANES).
  The Deputy Sergeant at Arms announced the Acting Dean of the 
Diplomatic Corps, His Excellency Jesse Bibiano Marehalau, Ambassador of 
the Federated States 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 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 10 o'clock and 3 minutes a.m., the Deputy Sergeant at Arms 
announced the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, His Excellency 
Manmohan Singh.
  The Prime Minister of the Republic of India, 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 Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of the Republic of India.
  [Applause, the Members rising.]

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