[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 26465]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




JOINT MEETING OF THE TWO HOUSES--ADDRESS BY CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL OF 
                    THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the 
Senate stands in recess until 11:30 a.m., following the remarks of the 
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.
  Thereupon, the Senate, at 10:13 a.m., recessed until 11:30 a.m., and 
the Senate, preceded by the Vice-President, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 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 an address to be delivered by Chancellor Angela 
Merkel of the Federal Republic of Germany.
  (For the address delivered by the Chancellor of the Federal Republic 
of Germany, see today's proceedings of the House of Representatives.)
  Whereupon at 11:30 a.m., the Senate, having returned to its Chamber, 
reassembled and was called to order by the Presiding Officer (Mrs. 
Gillibrand).

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