[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 15996-15997]
[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 NOURI AL-MALIKI, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ

  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 His Excellency Nouri Al-Maliki, Prime 
Minister of the Republic of Iraq, into the Chamber:
  The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Blunt);
  The gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Pryce);
  The gentleman from California (Mr. Hunter);
  The gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen);

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  The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Hoekstra);
  The gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi);
  The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer);
  The gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn);
  The gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Larson); and
  The gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos).
  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 Nouri Al-Maliki, 
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 Alaska (Mr. Stevens);
  The Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum);
  The Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison);
  The Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl);
  The Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole);
  The Senator from Montana (Mr. Burns);
  The Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid); and
  The Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin).
  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 11 o'clock and 6 minutes a.m., the Assistant to the Sergeant at 
Arms announced His Excellency Nouri Al-Maliki, Prime Minister of the 
Republic of Iraq.
  The 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 Nouri Al-Maliki, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq.
  [Applause, the Members rising.]

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