[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 22]
[Senate]
[Page 30263]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   JOINT MEETING OF THE TWO HOUSES--ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE 
                           REPUBLIC OF FRANCE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
recess subject to the call of the Chair, as indicated in the previous 
unanimous consent agreement.
  There being no objection, the Senate, at 10:35 a.m., recessed, 
subject to the call of the Chair, and the Senate, preceded by the 
Secretary of the Senate, Nancy Erickson, and the Deputy Sergeant at 
Arms, Drew Willison, proceeded to the Hall of the House of 
Representatives to hear the address of the President of the Republic of 
France, Nicolas Sarkozy.
  (The address delivered by the President of the Republic of France to 
a joint meeting of the two Houses of Congress is printed in the 
Proceedings of the House of Representatives in today's Record.)
  Thereupon, at 12:23 p.m., the Senate, having returned to its Chamber, 
reassembled and was called to order by the Presiding Officer (Mr. 
Menendez).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader is recognized.

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