[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 11277]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        PARTY AFFILIATION CHANGE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a letter addressed to the Vice 
President from Senator Specter notifying the Senate of his decision to 
switch his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat and that he 
will now caucus with Senate Democrats. While the letter is dated April 
29, it was just received today, Thursday, April 30. I ask unanimous 
consent that the letter be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:
                                                      U.S. Senate,
                                   Washington, DC, April 29, 2009.
     The Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr.,
     Vice-President and President of the U.S. Senate,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Vice-President Biden: I write to inform you that I 
     will be changing my party affiliation from Republican to 
     Democrat. I will be caucusing with the Democrats, effective 
     immediately.
           Sincerely,
     Arlen Specter.

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