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United States

of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 111th

 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION

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Vol. 155 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2009 No. 1 

Senate 

The sixth day of January being the 

day prescribed by House Joint Resolution 100 for the meeting of the 1st Session of the 111th Congress, the Senate 

assembled in its Chamber at the Capitol and at 12:01 p.m. was called to 

order by the Vice President (Mr. CHENEY). 

PRAYER

The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer: 

Let us pray. 

Eternal Lord God, our shelter from 

life’s storms, as we begin the 111th 

Congress, we ask for Your guidance. 

Lead our Senators on a path that will 

bring blessings, as they seek to honor 

Your Name. Forgive them when they 

lean too heavily upon their wisdom, 

forgetting to look to You, the author 

and finisher of destinies. 

Lord, thank You for the opportunity 

to serve You and country and to daily 

contribute to building a better world. 

As our Nation waits with expectancy 

during this transition time, help us to 

remember that Your sovereignty is 

changeless. Remind us to have confidence in our future because we know 

and depend on You. 

We pray in Your wonderful Name. 

Amen. 

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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

The Vice President led the Pledge of 

Allegiance, as follows: 

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the 

United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, 

indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 

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CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION AND 

CREDENTIALS 

The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair 

lays before the Senate two certificates 

of election to fill unexpired terms and 

the certificates of election of 32 Senators elected for 6-year terms beginning on January 3, 2009. All certificates, the Chair is advised, are in the 

form suggested by the Senate or contain all essential elements of the forms 

suggested by the Senate. If there be no 

objection, the reading of the above certificates will be waived and they will 

be printed in the RECORD. 

There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the 

RECORD, as follows: 

STATE OF TENNESSEE

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION FOR SIX-YEAR TERM

To the President of the Senate of the United 

States: 

This is to certify that on the 4th day of November, 2008, Lamar Alexander was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State of 

Tennessee a Senator from said State to represent said State in the Senate of the United 

States for the term of six years, beginning 

on the 3d day of January, 2009: 

Witness: His excellency our governor Phil 

Bredesen, and our seal hereto affixed at 

Nashville this 8th day of December, in the 

year of our Lord, 2008. 

By the Governor: 

PHIL BREDESEN, 

Governor. 

STATE OF WYOMING

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION FOR UNEXPIRED

FOUR-YEAR TERM

To the President of the Senate of the United 

States: 

This is to certify that on the 4th day of November 2008, John Barrasso was duly chosen 

by the qualified electors of the State of Wyoming, a Senator from said State to represent 

said State in the Senate of the United States 

for the unexpired term of four years, beginning on the 3rd day of January, 2009. 

Witness: His excellency our governor, Dave 

Freudenthal, and our seal hereto affixed at 

the Wyoming State Capitol, Cheyenne, Wyoming, this 12th day of November, in the year 

of our Lord 2008. 

DAVE FREUDENTHAL, 

Governor. 

STATE OF MONTANA

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION FOR SIX-YEAR TERM

TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE

I, Brad Johnson, Secretary of State of the 

State of Montana, do hereby certify that 

Max Baucus was duly chosen on November 

4th, 2008, by the qualified electors of the 

State of Montana as a United States Senator 

from said State to represent said State in 

the United States Senate. The six-year term 

commences on January 3rd, 2009. 

Witness: His excellency our Governor 

Brian Schweitzer, and the official seal hereunto affixed at the City of Helena, the Capital, this 10th day of December, in the year 

of our Lord 2008. 

By the Governor: 

BRIAN SCHWEITZER, 

Governor. 

STATE OF ALASKA

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION FOR SIX–YEAR TERM

To the President of the Senate of the United 

States: 

This is to certify that on the 4th day of November, 2008 Mark Begich was duly chosen 

by the qualified electors of the State of Alaska a Senator from said State to represent 

said State in the United States for the term 

of six years, beginning on the 3rd day of January, 2009. 

Witness: Her excellency our governor 

Sarah Palin, and our seal hereto affixed at 

Juneau this 8th day of December, in the year 

of our Lord 2008. 

By the Governor: 

SARAH PALIN, 

Governor. 

STATE OF DELAWARE

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION FOR SIX YEAR TERM

To the President of the Senate of the United 

States: 

This is to certify that on the 4th day of November, 2008, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. was duly 

chosen by the qualified electors of the State 

of Delaware a Senator from said State to 

represent said State in the United States for 

the term of six years, beginning at noon on 

the 3rd day of January, 2009. 

Given under my hand and the Great Seal of 

the said State, at Dover, this 29th day of November in the year of our Lord two thousand 

eight, and of the Independence of the United 

States of America the two hundred and thirty-second. 

RUTH ANN MINNER, 

Governor. 

STATE OF GEORGIA

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION FOR SIX-YEAR TERM

To the President of the Senate of the United 

States: 

This is to certify that on the 2nd day of December, 2008, Saxby Chambliss was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State of 


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