[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21078]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




PROVIDING FOR A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS TO RECEIVE A MESSAGE FROM THE 
                               PRESIDENT

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the 
Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 179, at 
the desk and just received from the House.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 179) providing for a 
     joint session of Congress to receive a message from the 
     President.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the concurrent resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 179) was agreed to.

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