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“MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H7335 on Oct. 29, 2001.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
A message from the Senate by Mr. Monahan, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment to the bill (H.R. 2299) ``An Act making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mrs. Murray, Mr. Byrd, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Reid, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Specter, Mr. Bond, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mr. Stevens, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment to the bill (H.R. 2506) ``An Act making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Leahy, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Reed, Mr. Byrd, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Specter, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Bond, and Mr. Stevens, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
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