[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16034]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, December 7, 2016.
     Hon. Paul D. Ryan,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on December 7, 2016, at 
     12:24 p.m.:
       Appointments:
       United States-China Economic Security Review Commission
       Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
     Karen L. Haas.

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