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United States

of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 111th

 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION

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Vol. 155 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2009 No. 8 

House of Representatives 

The House met at 10 a.m. and was 

called to order by the Speaker pro tempore (Mrs. TAUSCHER

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DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER 

PRO TEMPORE 

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

WASHINGTON, DC, 

January 14, 2009. 

I hereby appoint the Honorable ELLEN O. 

TAUSCHER to act as Speaker pro tempore on 

this day. 

NANCY PELOSI, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

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PRAYER 

Rev. Dr. Silvester S. Beaman, Bethel 

African Methodist Episcopal Church, 

Wilmington, Delaware, offered the following prayer: 

Almighty God, the focus of our adoration, the hope of our salvation and 

the source of our strength. 

In this immense Hall for which the 

reverberating echoes of great men and 

women have raised their voices for the 

cause of justice, liberty and equality, 

we pause to surrender to Your sovereign authority. 

We invoke Your presence. We petition You for wisdom. We await Your effectual power. 

A Nation and world look to this deliberative body to be a voice for the 

voiceless, help for the hurting, and inspiration for the weary. Give us courage for our times. In the season of celebration, help us to see the transformative light of faith that inspired 

Mahatma Gandhi, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, that transcends the 

things that divide and help us to hold 

fast to those universal principles that 

unite. 

God, may our motives, words, actions, and love define us in these, our 

defining moments, by Your grace and 

according to Your will. 

Amen. 

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THE JOURNAL 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 

Chair has examined the Journal of the 

last day’s proceedings and announces 

to the House her approval thereof. 

Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved. 

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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the 

gentleman from Texas (Mr. POE) come 

forward and lead the House in the 

Pledge of Allegiance. 

Mr. POE of Texas 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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MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE 

A message from the Senate by Ms. 

Curtis, one of its clerks, announced 

that the Senate has passed a bill of the 

following title in which the concurrence of the House is requested: 

S. 60. An act to prohibit the sale and counterfeiting of Presidential inaugural tickets. 

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WELCOMING REV. DR. SILVESTER 

S. BEAMAN 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without 

objection, the gentleman from Delaware, Congressman CASTLE, is recognized for 1 minute. 

There was no objection. 

Mr. CASTLE. Madam Speaker, it 

gives me great pleasure to recognize 

and to thank Rev. Silvester Beaman, 

pastor of the Bethel African Methodist 

Episcopal Church in my hometown of 

Wilmington, Delaware, for leading the 

House in prayer this morning. 

Pastor Beaman’s prayer, asking this 

body to be a voice for the voiceless, to 

help the hurting and to inspire the 

weary is a message for all of us which 

we should carry forward each and every 

day. 

Pastor Beaman is widely known for 

his passionate and uplifting sermons. 

When I visit his congregation, I am 

welcomed with open arms by an enthusiastic group of individuals. He has 

worked to grow his church to more 

than 2,000 members, and he oversees a 

youth mentoring program, a senior 

citizens ministry and an AIDS task 

force. His compassion has no limits, 

and his enthusiasm cannot be contained. It is for these reasons that I 

have asked him to come before us 

today and to lead us in prayer. 

I would be remiss if I did not recognize Pastor Beaman’s wife and childhood sweetheart, Renee, and daughter, 

Asaiah, who are also with us today. 

Pastor Beaman, thank you for being 

here and for sharing your blessing with 

the U.S. House of Representatives. 

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APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO 

SELECT COMMITTEE ON ENERGY 

INDEPENDENCE AND GLOBAL 

WARMING 

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

5, 111th Congress, and the order of the 

House of January 6, 2009, the Chair announces the Speaker’s appointment of 

the following Members of the House to 

the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: 

Mr. MARKEY, Massachusetts, Chairman. 

Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Wisconsin. 


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