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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,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, October 19, 2011.
     Hon. John A. Boehner,
     The Speaker, The Capitol, House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II 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 October 19, 2011, 
     at 11:56 a.m., and said to contain a message from the 
     President whereby he transmits a notice concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to significant narcotics 
     traffickers centered in Colombia.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Karen L. Haas,
                                               Clerk of the House.


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