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the sanctuary of solemnity, deliberacy, and 

decorum that the rules of the House ordain 

it to be. 

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO 

NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT 

Mr. BOEHNER. Madam Speaker, 

your committee appointed on the part 

of the House to join a like committee 

on the part of the Senate to notify the 

President of the United States that a 

quorum of each House has been assembled and is ready to receive any communication that he may be pleased to 

make has performed that duty. 

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APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO 

HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING COMMISSION 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 2001, and the order of 

the House of today, the Chair announces the Speaker’s appointment of 

the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. 

HOYER) and the gentleman from Ohio 

(Mr. BOEHNER) as members of the 

House Office Building Commission to 

serve with herself. 

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APPOINTMENT AS INSPECTOR 

GENERAL OF THE HOUSE FOR 

THE 111TH CONGRESS 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 6(b) of rule II, and the 

order of the House of today, the Chair 

announces that the Speaker, majority 

leader and minority leader jointly appoint Mr. James J. Cornell, Springfield, Virginia, to the position of Inspector General for the House of Representatives for the 111th Congress. 

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APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO 

PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 11 of rule X, clause 11 of 

rule I, and the order of the House of 

today, the Chair announces the Speaker’s appointment of the following Members of the House to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: 

Mr. REYES, Texas, Chairman 

Mr. HOEKSTRA

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, Michigan 

APPOINTMENT OF HON. STENY H. 

HOYER AND HON. CHRIS VAN 

HOLLEN TO ACT AS SPEAKER 

PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS IN SPEAKER’S ABSENCE DURING 111TH CONGRESS 

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from the Speaker: 

WASHINGTON, DC, 

January 6, 2009. 

I hereby appoint the Honorable STENY H. 

HOYER and the Honorable CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

to act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions in my absence during the period of the One Hundred 

Eleventh Congress. 

NANCY PELOSI, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without 

objection, the appointment is approved. 

There was no objection. 

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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, January 6, 2009. 

Hon. NANCY PELOSI, 

Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, 

DC. 

DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Under clause 2(g) of 

rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, I herewith designate Ms. Deborah M. Spriggs, Deputy Clerk and Mr. Robert 

F. Reeves, Deputy Clerk, to sign any and all 

papers and do all other acts for me under the 

name of the Clerk of the House which they 

would be authorized to do by virtue of this 

designation, except such as are provided by 

statute, in case of my temporary absence or 

disability. 

This designation shall remain in effect for 

the 111th Congress or until modified by me. 

With best wishes, I am 

Sincerely, 

LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

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Clerk of the House. 

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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, January 6, 2009. 

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 

January 6, 2009, at 9:26 a.m.: 

Appointments: Congressional Oversight 

Panel. 

With best wishes, I am 

Sincerely, 

LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

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Clerk of the House. 

REAPPOINTMENT OF INDIVIDUALS 

TO GOVERNING BOARD OF THE 

OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL 

ETHICS 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 4(d) of House Resolution 

5, 111th Congress, and the order of the 

House of today, the Chair announces 

the reappointment of the following individuals to serve as the Governing 

Board of the Office of Congressional 

Ethics: Nominated by the Speaker with 

the concurrence of the minority leader: 

Mr. David Skaggs, Colorado, Chairman 

Mrs. Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, California, subject to section 1(b)(6)(B) 

Ms. Karan English, Arizona, subject 

to section 1(b)(6)(B) 

Mr. Abner Mikva, Illinois, Alternate 

Nominated by the minority leader with 

the concurrence of the Speaker: 

Mr. Porter J. Goss, Florida, Cochairman 

Mr. James M. Eagen, III, Colorado, 

subject to section 1(b)(6)(B) 

Ms. Allison R. Hayward, Virginia, 

subject to section 1(b)(6)(B) 

Mr. Bill Frenzel, Virginia, Alternate 

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RECALL DESIGNEE 

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from the Speaker: 

THE SPEAKER’S ROOMS, 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

Washington, DC, January 6, 2009. 

Hon. LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk of the House of Representatives, 

The Capitol, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MADAM CLERK: Pursuant to House 

Concurrent Resolution 1, and also for purposes of such concurrent resolutions of the 

current Congress as may contemplate my 

designation of Members to act in similar circumstances, I hereby designate Representative STENY HOYER of Maryland to act jointly 

with the Majority Leader of the Senate or 

his designee, in the event of my death or inability, to notify the Members of the House 

and the Senate, respectively, of any reassembly under any such concurrent resolution. In the event of the death or inability of 

that designee, the alternate Members of the 

House listed in the letter bearing this date 

that I have placed with the Clerk are designated, in turn, for the same purposes. 

Sincerely, 

NANCY PELOSI, 

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Speaker. 

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER 

PRO TEMPORE 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 

Chair announces that the Speaker has 

delivered to the Clerk a letter dated 

January 6, 2009, listing Members in the 

order in which each shall act as Speaker pro tempore under clause 8(b)(3) of 

rule I. 

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DAYS OF THE OLD WEST HAVE 

RETURNED 

(Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 

minute.) 

Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, it 

looks like the days of the Old West 

have returned and are being played out 

in the Middle East between Israel and 

Hamas. 

Innocent Israeli civilians have been 

targeted by Hamas terrorists. These 

terrorist outlaws have fired over 8,000 

rockets and mortar shells at Israel 

since 2000, and they still won’t quit. 

These extremists call for the total destruction of the nation of Israel. They 

are shooting at Israeli civilians in 

southern Israel with the help of Iranian-made long-range rockets. 

Self-defense is a basic human right, 

Madam Speaker. It is a principle that 

goes back to the Wild West: If you are 


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