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exercise the authority granted under the Act 

to purchase, or commit to purchase, troubled 

assets up to the limit of $350 billion outstanding at any one time. 

Sincerely, 

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GEORGE W. BUSH. 

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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, November 18, 2008. 

Hon. NANCY PELOSI, 

The Speaker, The Capitol, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MADAM 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 November 18, 2008, at 1:54 p.m.: 

That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 5714. 

That the Senate agreed to the House 

amendment S. 602. 

Appointments: Congressional Oversight 

Panel (2). 

With best wishes, I am 

Sincerely, 

LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

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Clerk of the House. 

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER 

PRO TEMPORE 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 4 of rule I, the following 

enrolled bills and joint resolution were 

signed: 

By Speaker pro tempore VAN HOLLEN

on Monday, October 6, 2008: 

H.R. 4010, to designate the facility of 

the United States Postal Service located at 100 West Percy Street in 

Indianola, Mississippi, as the ‘‘Minnie 

Cox Post Office Building’’. 

H.R. 4131, to designate a portion of 

California State Route 91 located in 

Los Angeles County, California, as the 

‘‘Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway’’. 

H.R. 5159, to establish the Office of 

the Capitol Visitor Center within the 

Office of the Architect of the Capitol, 

headed by the Chief Executive Officer 

for Visitor Services, to provide for the 

effective management and administration of the Capitol Visitor Center, and 

for other purposes. 

H.R. 6197, to designate the facility of 

the United States Postal Service located at 7095 Highway 57 in Counce, 

Tennessee, as the ‘‘Pickwick Post Office Building’’. 

H.R. 6469, to amend the Public Health 

Service Act to authorize increased Federal funding for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. 

H.R. 6558, to designate the facility of 

the United States Postal Service located at 1750 Lundy Avenue in San 

Jose, California, as the ‘‘Gordon N. 

Chan Post Office Building’’. 

H.R. 6834, to designate the facility of 

the United States Postal Service located at 4 South Main Street in Wallingford, Connecticut, as the ‘‘CWO 

Richard R. Lee Post Office Building’’. 

H.R. 6902, to designate the facility of 

the United States Postal Service located at 513 6th Avenue in Dayton, 

Kentucky, as the ‘‘Staff Sergeant Nicholas Ray Carnes Post Office’’. 

H.R. 6982, to designate the facility of 

the United States Postal Service located at 210 South Ellsworth Avenue in 

San Mateo, California, as the ‘‘Leo J. 

Ryan Post Office Building’’. 

H.R. 7222, to extend the Andean 

Trade Preference Act, and for other 

purposes. 

H.J. Res. 100, appointing the day for 

the convening of the first session of the 

One Hundred Eleventh Congress and establishing the date for the counting of 

the electoral votes for President and 

Vice President cast by the electors in 

December 2008. 

On Tuesday, October 7, 2008: 

S. 3197, an act to amend title 11, 

United States Code, to exempt for a 

limited period, from the application of 

the means-test presumption of abuse 

under chapter 7, qualifying members of 

reserve components of the Armed 

Forces and members of the National 

Guard who, after September 11, 2001, 

are called to active duty or to perform 

a homeland defense activity for not 

less than 90 days. 

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE 

REPUBLICAN LEADER 

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from the Honorable JOHN A. 

BOEHNER, Republican Leader: 

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

Washington, DC, October 1, 2008. 

Hon. NANCY PELOSI, 

Speaker, U.S. Capitol, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR SPEAKER PELOSI: Pursuant to Section 

333(a)(2) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (P.L. 110–229), I am 

pleased to appoint Mrs. Rosa J. Correa of 

Bridgeport, Connecticut as a voting member 

to the Commission to Study the Potential 

Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino. Dr. Aida Levitan, Key Biscayne, 

Florida, previously appointed, shall also be a 

voting member. 

Both Dr. Levitan and Mrs. Correa have expressed interest in serving in this capacity 

and I am pleased to fulfill the requests. 

Sincerely, 

JOHN A. BOEHNER, 

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Republican Leader. 

MOMENT OF SILENCE IN REMEMBRANCE OF MEMBERS OF 

ARMED FORCES AND THEIR 

FAMILIES 

The SPEAKER. The Chair would ask 

all Members to rise for the purpose of 

a moment of silence. 

The Chair asks that the House now 

observe a moment of silence in remembrance of our brave men and women in 

uniform who have given their lives in 

the service of our Nation in Iraq and 

Afghanistan, their families, and all 

who serve in our Armed Forces. 

COMMUNICATION FROM THE 

CLERK OF THE HOUSE 

The SPEAKER laid before the House 

the following communication from the 

Clerk of the House of Representatives: 

OFFICE OF THE CLERK, 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

Washington, DC, November 19, 2008. 

Hon. NANCY PELOSI, 

The Speaker, House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: I have the honor to 

transmit herewith a facsimile copy of a letter received from Ms. Pat Wolfe, Elections 

Administrator, Office of the Secretary of 

State, State of Ohio, indicating that, according to the unofficial returns of the Special 

Election held November 18, 2008, the Honorable Marcia L. Fudge was elected Representative to Congress for the Eleventh Congressional District, State of Ohio. 

With best wishes, I am 

Sincerely, 

LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 

OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE, 

Columbus, OH, November 19, 2008. 

Re: Ohio’s 11th Congressional District—unofficial results of special election of November 

18, 2008. 

Hon. LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk, House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MS. MILLER: Per your request, this is 

to advise you that the unofficial results of 

the Special Election held on Tuesday, November 18, 2008, for Representative to Congress from the 11th Congressional District of 

Ohio, indicates that the Honorable Marcia L. 

Fudge received 8,450 votes. 

Ms. Fudge was the only candidate for the 

office. Therefore, it appears from the unofficial results that Ms. Fudge has been elected 

as Representative to Congress of the 11th 

Congressional District of Ohio. 

As soon as the official results are certified 

to this office by the Cuyahoga County Board 

of Elections, which must be no later than 

December 19, 2008, the official Certificate of 

Election will be prepared and transmitted as 

required by law. 

Sincerely, 

PATRICIA WOLFE, 

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Elections Administrator. 

SWEARING IN OF THE HONORABLE 

MARCIA FUDGE, OF OHIO, AS A 

MEMBER OF THE HOUSE 

Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I ask 

unanimous consent that the gentlewoman from Ohio, the Honorable 

MARCIA FUDGE, be permitted to take 

the oath of office today. 

Her certificate of election has not arrived, but there is no contest and no 

question has been raised with regard to 

her election. 

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to 

the request of the gentlewoman from 

Ohio? 

There was no objection. 

The SPEAKER. Will Representativeelect FUDGE and the members of the 

Ohio delegation present themselves in 

the well. 

Ms. FUDGE appeared at the bar of the 

House and took the oath of office, as 

follows: 

Do you solemnly swear or affirm that 

you will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against 


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