[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 17]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




COMMUNICATION FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 112-
                                  81)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the President of the United States:

                                              The White House,

                                     Washington, January 12, 2012.
     Hon. John Boehner,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 3101A(a)(2)(A) of 
     title 31, United States Code, I hereby certify that the debt 
     subject to limit is within $100,000,000,000 of the limit in 
     31 U.S.C. 3101(b) and that further borrowing is required to 
     meet existing commitments.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Barack Obama.  

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The communication is referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.

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