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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,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, February 8, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on February 5, 1999 at 
     3:50 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he submits a Budget Request for the District of 
     Columbia.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
     Jeff Trandahl.

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