[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 987-988]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, February 6, 2006.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on February 6, 2006, 
     at 2 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he submits his Budget of the United States Government 
     for Fiscal Year 2007.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Karen L. Haas,
                                               Clerk of the House.

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