[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 22]
[House]
[Pages 30345-30346]
[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 NICOLAS SARKOZY, PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

  The Speaker of the House presided.
  The Democratic Floor Manager, Mr. Barry Sullivan, announced the 
President pro tempore and Members of the U.S. Senate who entered the 
Hall of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore taking 
the chair at the left 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 Nicolas Sarkozy, President 
of the French Republic, into the Chamber:
  The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer);
  The gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn);
  The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Emanuel);
  The gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Larson);
  The gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos);
  The gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey);
  The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton);
  The gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Lewis);
  The gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey);
  The gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Capps);
  The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Boehner);
  The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Blunt);
  The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Putnam);
  The gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen);
  The gentleman from California (Mr. Gallegly);

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  The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Stearns);
  The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Shimkus);
  The gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cantor);
  The gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Wilson); and
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe).
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The President pro tempore 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 Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic, into the 
House Chamber:
  The Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid);
  The Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin);
  The Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan);
  The Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy);
  The Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry);
  The Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman);
  The Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein);
  The Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer);
  The Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu);
  The Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell);
  The Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Lott);
  The Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl);
  The Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn);
  The Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison);
  The Senator from Nevada (Mr. Ensign);
  The Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe);
  The Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins); and
  The Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith).
  The Democratic Floor Manager announced the Dean of the Diplomatic 
Corps, His Excellency Roble Olhaye, Ambassador from the Republic of 
Djibouti.
  The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps entered the Hall of the House of 
Representatives and took the seat reserved for him.
  The Democratic Floor Manager 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 7 minutes a.m., the Democratic Floor Manager 
announced His Excellency Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French 
Republic.
  The President of the French Republic, 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 Congress, I have the high privilege and the 
distinct honor of presenting to you His Excellency Nicolas Sarkozy, 
President of the French Republic.
  [Applause, the Members rising.]

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