S4 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 6, 2009 

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

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, Tom Udall was duly chosen by 

the qualified electors of the State of New 

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

States for term of six years, beginning on 

the 3rd day of January, 2009. 

Witness: His excellency our governor Bill 

Richardson, and our seal hereto affixed at 

Santa Fe ́ this 7th day of December, in the 

year of our Lord 2008. 

By the Governor: 

BILL RICHARDSON, 

Governor. 

STATE OF VIRGINIA

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION FOR SIX-YEAR TERM

To the President of the Senate of the United 

States: 

This is to certify that on the fourth day of 

November, 2008, Mark R. Warner was duly 

chosen by the qualified electors of the Commonwealth of Virginia to be a Senator from 

the Commonwealth to represent the Commonwealth in the Senate of the United 

States for the term of six years, beginning 

on the third day of January, 2009. 

In Testimony Whereof our Governor has 

hereunto signed his name and affixed the 

Lesser Seal of the Commonwealth at Richmond, this twenty-fifth day of November, 

two thousand eight, and in the two-hundred 

thirty-third year of the Commonwealth. 

TIMOTHY M. KAINE, 

Governor. 

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION FOR UNEXPIRED

TERM

To the President of the Senate of the United 

States: 

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

by the qualified electors of the State of Mississippi a Senator for the unexpired term 

ending at noon on the 3rd day of January, 

2013, to fill the vacancy in the representation 

from said State in the Senate of the United 

State caused by the resignation of Trent 

Lott. 

Witness: His excellency our governor Haley 

Barbour, and our seal hereto affixed at Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi this 18th day 

of December, in the year of our Lord 2008. 

By the Governor: 

HALEY BARBOUR, 

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Governor. 

ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF 

OFFICE 

The VICE PRESIDENT. If the Senators to be sworn in will now present 

themselves to the desk in groups of 

four as their names are called in alphabetical order, the Chair will administer 

their oath of office. 

The clerk will read the names of the 

first group. 

The legislative clerk (Kathleen Alvarez Tritak) called the names of Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BAUCUS, 

and Mr. BEGICH. 

These Senators, escorted by Mr. 

CORKER, Mr. THOMPSON, Mr. BAKER, Mr. 

ENZI, Mr. TESTER, and Ms. MURKOWSKI, 

respectively, advanced to the desk of 

the Vice President; the oath prescribed 

by law was administered to them by 

the Vice President; and they severally 

subscribed to the oath in the Official 

Oath Book. 

The VICE PRESIDENT. Congratulations. 

(Applause, Senators rising.) 

The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk 

will read the names of the next four 

Senators. 

The legislative clerk called the 

names of Mr. BIDEN, Mr. CHAMBLISS, 

Mr. COCHRAN, and Ms. COLLINS. 

These Senators, escorted by Mr. CARPER, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. WICKER, and Ms. 

SNOWE, respectively, advanced to the 

desk of the Vice President; the oath 

prescribed by law was administered to 

them by the Vice President; and they 

severally subscribed to the oath in the 

Official Oath Book. 

The VICE PRESIDENT. Congratulations. 

(Applause, Senators rising.) 

The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk 

will call the names of the next four 

Senators. 

The legislative clerk called the 

names of Mr. CORNYN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. 

ENZI, and Mr. GRAHAM. 

These Senators, escorted by Mrs. 

HUTCHISON, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

BARRASSO, and Mr. DEMINT, respectively, advanced to the desk of the Vice 

President; the oath prescribed by law 

was administered to them by the Vice 

President; and they severally subscribed to the oath in the Official Oath 

Book. 

The VICE PRESIDENT. Congratulations. 

(Applause, Senators rising.) 

The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk 

will call the names of the next group of 

Senators. 

The legislative clerk called the 

names of Mrs. HAGAN, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. 

INHOFE, and Mr. JOHANNS. 

These Senators, escorted by Mr. 

BURR, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. GRASSLEY, 

Mr. COBURN, and Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, respectively, advanced to the 

desk of the Vice President; the oath 

prescribed by law was administered to 

them by the Vice President; and they 

severally subscribed to the oath in the 

Official Oath Book. 

The VICE PRESIDENT. Congratulations. 

(Applause, Senators rising.) 

The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk 

will call the names of the next group of 

Senators. 

The legislative clerk called the 

names of Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KERRY, Ms. 

LANDRIEU, and Mr. LAUTENBERG. 

These Senators, escorted by Mr. 

Daschle, Mr. THUNE, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

Domenici, Ms. MIKULSKI, and Mr. 

MENENDEZ, respectively, advanced to 

the desk of the Vice President; the 

oath prescribed by law was administered to them by the Vice President; 

and they severally subscribed to the 

oath in the Official Oath Book. 

The VICE PRESIDENT. Congratulations. 

(Applause, Senators rising.) 

The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk 

will call the names of the next group of 

Senators. 

The legislative clerk called the 

names of Mr. LEVIN, Mr. MCCONNELL, 

Mr. MERKLEY, and Mr. PRYOR. 

These Senators, escorted by Ms. 

STABENOW, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. WYDEN, 

and Mrs. LINCOLN, respectively, advanced to the desk of the Vice President; the oath prescribed by law was 

administered to them by the Vice 

President; and they severally subscribed to the oath in the Official Oath 

Book. 

The VICE PRESIDENT. Congratulations. 

(Applause, Senators rising.) 

The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk 

will call the names of the next group of 

Senators. 

The legislative clerk called the 

names of Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. 

ROBERTS, and Mr. ROCKEFELLER. 

These Senators, escorted by Mr. 

WHITEHOUSE, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. 

BROWNBACK, and Mr. BYRD, respectively, advanced to the desk of the Vice 

President; the oath prescribed by law 

was administered to them by the Vice 

President; and they severally subscribed to the oath in the Official Oath 

Book. 

The VICE PRESIDENT. Congratulations. 

(Applause, Senators rising.) 

The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk 

will call the names of the next group of 

Senators. 

The legislative clerk called the 

names of Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, 

Mr. UDALL of Colorado, and Mr. UDALL

of New Mexico. 

These Senators, escorted by Mr. 

SHELBY, Mr. GREGG, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. 

Domenici, and Mr. BINGAMAN, respectively, advanced to the desk of the Vice 

President; the oath prescribed by law 

was administered to them by the Vice 

President; and they severally subscribed to the oath in the Official Oath 

Book. 

The VICE PRESIDENT. Congratulations. 

(Applause, Senators rising.) 

The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk 

will call the names of the next group of 

Senators. 

The legislative clerk called the 

names of Mr. WARNER and Mr. WICKER. 

These Senators, escorted by Mr. John 

Warner and Mr. COCHRAN, respectively, 

advanced to the desk of the Vice President; the oath prescribed by law was 

administered to them by the Vice 

President; and they severally subscribed to the oath in the Official Oath 

Book. 

The VICE PRESIDENT. Congratulations. 

(Applause, Senators rising.) 

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RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY 

LEADER 

The VICE PRESIDENT. The majority 

leader is recognized. 

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QUORUM CALL 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest 

the absence of a quorum. 


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The VICE PRESIDENT. The absence 

of a quorum having been suggested, the 

clerk will call the roll. 

The legislative clerk proceeded to 

call the roll and the following Senators 

entered the Chamber and answered to 

their names: 

[Quorum No. 1 Leg.] 

Akaka 

Alexander 

Barrasso 

Baucus 

Bayh 

Begich 

Bennett 

Biden 

Boxer 

Brown 

Brownback 

Bunning 

Burr 

Byrd 

Cantwell 

Cardin 

Carper 

Casey 

Chambliss 

Clinton 

Coburn 

Cochran 

Collins 

Conrad 

Cornyn 

Crapo 

DeMint 

Dodd 

Dorgan 

Durbin 

Enzi 

Feingold 

Feinstein 

Graham 

Grassley 

Gregg 

Hagan 

Harkin 

Hatch 

Hutchison 

Inhofe 

Inouye 

Isakson 

Johanns 

Johnson 

Kennedy 

Kerry 

Klobuchar 

Kyl 

Landrieu 

Lautenberg 

Leahy 

Levin 

Lieberman 

Lincoln 

Lugar 

McCain 

McCaskill 

McConnell 

Menendez 

Merkley 

Mikulski 

Murkowski 

Murray 

Nelson, Nebraska 

Nelson, Florida 

Pryor 

Reed, Rhode 

Island 

Reid, Nevada 

Risch 

Roberts 

Rockefeller 

Salazar 

Sanders 

Schumer 

Sessions 

Shaheen 

Shelby 

Snowe 

Specter 

Stabenow 

Tester 

Thune 

Udall, Colorado 

Udall, New 

Mexico 

Vitter 

Warner 

Webb 

Whitehouse 

Wicker 

Wyden 

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. 

TESTER). A quorum is present. 

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LIST OF SENATORS BY STATES 

ALABAMA 

Jeff Sessions and Richard C. Shelby 

ALASKA 

Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski 

ARIZONA 

Jon Kyl and John McCain 

ARKANSAS 

Blanche L. Lincoln and Mark L. Pryor 

CALIFORNIA 

Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein 

COLORADO 

Ken Salazar and Mark Udall 

CONNECTICUT 

Christopher J. Dodd and Joseph I. 

Lieberman 

DELAWARE 

Joe Biden and Thomas R. Carper 

FLORIDA 

Mel Martinez and Bill Nelson 

GEORGIA 

Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson 

HAWAII 

Daniel K. Akaka and Daniel K. Inouye 

IDAHO 

Mike Crapo and James E. Risch 

ILLINOIS 

Richard J. Durbin 

INDIANA 

Evan Bayh and Richard G. Lugar 

IOWA 

Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin 

KANSAS 

Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts 

KENTUCKY 

Jim Bunning and Mitch McConnell 

LOUISIANA 

Mary L. Landrieu and David Vitter 

MAINE 

Susan M. Collins and Olympia J. Snowe 

MARYLAND 

Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski 

MASSACHUSETTS 

Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry 

MICHIGAN 

Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow 

MINNESOTA 

Amy Klobuchar 

MISSISSIPPI 

Thad Cochran and Roger F. Wicker 

MISSOURI 

Christopher S. Bond and Claire McCaskill 

MONTANA 

Max Baucus and Jon Tester 

NEBRASKA 

Mike Johanns and E. Benjamin Nelson 

NEVADA 

John Ensign and Harry Reid 

NEW HAMPSHIRE 

Judd Gregg and Jeanne Shaheen 

NEW JERSEY 

Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez 

NEW MEXICO 

Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall 

NEW YORK 

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles E. 

Schumer 

NORTH CAROLINA 

Richard Burr and Kay R. Hagan 

NORTH DAKOTA 

Kent Conrad and Byron L. Dorgan 

OHIO 

Sherrod Brown and George V. Voinovich 

OKLAHOMA 

Tom Coburn and James M. Inhofe 

OREGON 

Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden 

PENNSYLVANIA 

Robert P. Casey, Jr., and Arlen Specter 

RHODE ISLAND 

Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse 

SOUTH CAROLINA 

Jim DeMint and Lindsey Graham 

SOUTH DAKOTA 

Tim Johnson and John Thune 

TENNESSEE 

Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker 

TEXAS 

John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison 

UTAH 

Robert F. Bennett and Orrin Hatch 

VERMONT 

Patrick J. Leahy and Bernard Sanders 

VIRGINIA 

Mark R. Warner and Jim Webb 

WASHINGTON 

Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray 

WEST VIRGINIA 

Robert C. Byrd and John D. Rockefeller, IV 

WISCONSIN 

Russell D. Feingold and Herb Kohl 

WYOMING 

John Barrasso and Michael B. Enzi 

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INFORMING THE PRESIDENT OF 

THE UNITED STATES THAT A 

QUORUM OF EACH HOUSE IS ASSEMBLED 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a 

resolution at the desk and I ask it now 

be considered. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 

clerk will report the resolution by 

title. 

The legislative clerk read as follows: 

The resolution (S. Res. 1) informing the 

President of the United States that a 

quorum of each House is assembled. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, the resolution is considered 

and agreed to. 

The resolution (S. Res. 1) was agreed 

to, as follows: 

S. RES. 1 

Resolved, That a committee consisting of 

two Senators be appointed to join such committee as may be appointed by the House of 

Representatives to wait upon the President 

of the United States and inform him that a 

quorum of each House is assembled and that 

the Congress is ready to receive any communication he may be pleased to make. 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to 

reconsider the vote by which the resolution was agreed to, and it is my understanding my counterpart also has a 

motion to make. 

Mr. MCCONNELL. I move to lay that 

motion on the table. 

The motion to lay on the table was 

agreed to. 

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INFORMING THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THAT A QUORUM 

OF THE SENATE IS ASSEMBLED 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have another resolution at the desk and I ask 

it now be considered. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 

clerk will report the resolution by 

title. 

The legislative clerk read as follows: 

A resolution (S. Res. 2) informing the 

House of Representatives that a quorum of 

the Senate is assembled. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, the resolution is considered 

and agreed to. 

The resolution (S. Res. 2) was agreed 

to, as follows: 

S. RES. 2 

Resolved, That the Secretary inform the 

House of Representatives that a quorum of 

the Senate is assembled and that the Senate 

is ready to proceed to business. 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to 

reconsider the vote. 

Mr. MCCONNELL. I move to lay that 

motion on the table. 

The motion to lay on the table was 

agreed to. 

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SETTING THE DATE OF JANUARY 

8, 2009, FOR THE COUNTING OF 

ELECTORAL VOTES 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a 

concurrent resolution at the desk and I 

ask it now be considered. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 

clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. 

The legislative clerk read as follows: 

A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 1) to 

provide for the counting on January 8, 2009, 

of the electoral votes for President and Vice 

President of the United States. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, the concurrent resolution is 

considered and agreed to. 


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