H76 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 8, 2009 

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania and Mr. 

DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California on the 

part of the House, took their places at 

the desk. 

The VICE PRESIDENT. Without objection, the tellers will dispense with 

reading formal portions of the certificates. After ascertaining that certificates are regular in form and authentic, the tellers will announce the votes 

cast by the electors for each State, beginning with Alabama. 

The tellers then proceeded to read, 

count, and announce the electoral 

votes of the several States in alphabetical order. 

The VICE PRESIDENT. Members of 

Congress, the certificates having been 

read, the tellers will ascertain and deliver the result to the President of the 

Senate. 

The tellers delivered to the President 

of the Senate the following statement 

of results: 

JOINT SESSION TO COUNT ELECTORAL VOTES, 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2009

Electoral votes of each 

State 

For President For Vice President 

Barack 

Obama 

John 

McCain 

Joseph 

Biden 

Sarah 

Palin 

Alabama—9 .................. ................ 9 ................ 9 

Alaska—3 ...................... ................ 3 ................ 3 

Arizona—10 ................... ................ 10 ................ 10 

Arkansas—6 .................. ................ 6 ................ 6 

California—55 ............... 55 ................ 55 ................

Colorado—9 .................. 9 ................ 9 ................

Connecticut—7 ............. 7 ................ 7 ................

Delaware—3 .................. 3 ................ 3 ................

District of Columbia—3 3 ................ 3 ................

Florida—27 ................... 27 ................ 27 ................

Georgia—15 .................. ................ 15 ................ 15 

Hawaii—4 ..................... 4 ................ 4 ................

Idaho—4 ....................... ................ 4 ................ 4 

Illinois—21 .................... 21 ................ 21 ................

Indiana—11 .................. 11 ................ 11 ................

Iowa—7 ......................... 7 ................ 7 ................

Kansas—6 ..................... ................ 6 ................ 6 

Kentucky—8 .................. ................ 8 ................ 8 

Louisiana—9 ................. ................ 9 ................ 9 

Maine—4 ....................... 4 ................ 4 ................

Maryland—10 ................ 10 ................ 10 ................

Massachusetts—12 ...... 12 ................ 12 ................

Michigan—17 ................ 17 ................ 17 ................

Minnesota—10 .............. 10 ................ 10 ................

Mississippi—6 .............. ................ 6 ................ 6 

Missouri—11 ................. ................ 11 ................ 11 

Montana—3 .................. ................ 3 ................ 3 

Nebraska—5 ................. 1 4 1 4 

Nevada—5 .................... 5 ................ 5 ................

New Hampshire—4 ....... 4 ................ 4 ................

New Jersey—15 ............. 15 ................ 15 ................

New Mexico—5 .............. 5 ................ 5 ................

New York—31 ............... 31 ................ 31 ................

North Carolina—15 ....... 15 ................ 15 ................

North Dakota—3 ........... ................ 3 ................ 3 

Ohio—20 ....................... 20 ................ 20 ................

Oklahoma—7 ................ ................ 7 ................ 7 

Oregon—7 ..................... 7 ................ 7 ................

Pennsylvania—21 ......... 21 ................ 21 ................

Rhode Island—4 ........... 4 ................ 4 ................

South Carolina—8 ........ ................ 8 ................ 8 

South Dakota—3 ........... ................ 3 ................ 3 

Tennessee—11 .............. ................ 11 ................ 11 

Texas—34 ..................... ................ 34 ................ 34 

Utah—5 ......................... ................ 5 ................ 5 

Vermont—3 ................... 3 ................ 3 ................

Virginia—13 .................. 13 ................ 13 ................

Washington—11 ............ 11 ................ 11 ................

West Virginia—5 ........... ................ 5 ................ 5 

Wisconsin—10 .............. 10 ................ 10 ................

Wyoming—3 .................. ................ 3 ................ 3 

Total—538 ........... ................ ................ ................ ................

CHARLES E. SCHUMER, 

ROBERT F. BENNETT, 

Tellers on the part of 

the Senate. 

ROBERT A. BRADY of 

Pennsylvania, 

DANIEL E. LUNGREN of 

California, 

Tellers on the part of 

the House of Representatives. 

The VICE PRESIDENT. The state of 

the vote for President of the United 

States, as delivered to the President of 

the Senate, is as follows: 

The whole number of the electors appointed to vote for President of the 

United States is 538, of which a majority is 270. 

Barack Obama of the State of Illinois 

has received for President of the 

United States 365 votes. 

JOHN MCCAIN of the State of Arizona 

has received 173 votes. 

The state of the vote for Vice President of the United States, as delivered 

to the President of the Senate, is as 

follows: 

The whole number of the electors appointed to vote for Vice President of 

the United States is 538, of which a majority is 270. 

JOE BIDEN of the State of Delaware 

has received for Vice President of the 

United States 365 votes. 

Sarah Palin of the State of Alaska 

has received 173 votes. 

This announcement of the state of 

the vote by the President of the Senate 

shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons elected President 

and Vice President of the United 

States each for the term beginning on 

the 20th day of January, 2009, and shall 

be entered, together with the list of the 

votes, on the Journals of the Senate 

and House of Representatives. 

The purpose of the joint session having been concluded, pursuant to Senate 

Concurrent Resolution 1, 111th Congress, the Chair declares the joint session dissolved. 

(Thereupon, at 1 o’clock and 36 minutes p.m., the joint session of the two 

Houses of Congress dissolved.) 

The SPEAKER. Pursuant to Senate 

Concurrent Resolution 1, 111th Congress, the electoral vote will be spread 

at large upon the Journal. 

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RECESS 

The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause 

12(a) of rule I, the Chair declares the 

House in recess subject to the call of 

the Chair. 

Accordingly (at 1 o’clock and 39 minutes p.m.), the House stood in recess 

subject to the call of the Chair. 

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AFTER RECESS 

The recess having expired, the House 

was called to order by the Speaker pro 

tempore (Mr. SALAZAR) at 2 o’clock and 

6 minutes p.m. 

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SPECIAL ORDERS 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under 

the Speaker’s announced policy of January 6, 2009, and under a previous order 

of the House, the following Members 

will be recognized for 5 minutes each. 

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a 

previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. WOOLSEY) 

is recognized for 5 minutes. 

(Ms. WOOLSEY addressed the House. 

Her remarks will appear hereafter in 

the Extensions of Remarks.) 

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a 

previous order of the House, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. POE) is recognized for 5 minutes. 

(Mr. POE of Texas addressed the 

House. His remarks will appear hereafter in the Extensions of Remarks.) 

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a 

previous order of the House, the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DEFAZIO) is 

recognized for 5 minutes. 

(Mr. DeFAZIO addressed the House. 

His remarks will appear hereafter in 

the Extensions of Remarks.) 

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a 

previous order of the House, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. 

JONES) is recognized for 5 minutes. 

(Mr. JONES addressed the House. His 

remarks will appear hereafter in the 

Extensions of Remarks.) 

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a 

previous order of the House, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. BURTON) is 

recognized for 5 minutes. 

(Mr. BURTON of Indiana addressed 

the House. His remarks will appear 

hereafter in the Extensions of Remarks.) 

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a 

previous order of the House, the gentleman from California (Mr. SHERMAN) 

is recognized for 5 minutes. 

(Mr. SHERMAN addressed the House. 

His remarks will appear hereafter in 

the Extensions of Remarks.) 

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a 

previous order of the House, the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. FRANKS) is 

recognized for 5 minutes. 

(Mr. FRANKS of Arizona addressed 

the House. His remarks will appear 

hereafter in the Extensions of Remarks.) 

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a 

previous order of the House, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. GOHMERT) is 

recognized for 5 minutes. 

(Mr. GOHMERT addressed the House. 

His remarks will appear hereafter in 

the Extensions of Remarks.) 

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STIMULUS PACKAGE 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under 

the Speaker’s announced policy of January 6, 2009, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. WESTMORELAND) is recognized 

for 60 minutes as the designee of the 

minority leader. 

Mr. WESTMORELAND. Thank you, 

Mr. Speaker. 

What I would like to do today is to 

talk a little bit about the new stimulus 

package that President-elect Obama 


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