[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7353]
[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,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                      Washington, DC, May 9, 2006.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
       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 May 8, 2006, at 
     4:43 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he notifies the Congress he has extended the national 
     emergency with respect to Syria.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Karen L. Haas,
     Clerk of the House.

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