[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1] [Issue] [Page 8] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov][[Page 8]] SENATE--Friday, January 11, 2008 (Legislative day of Thursday, January 3, 2008) The Senate met at 9:30 a.m., on the expiration of the recess, and was called to order by the Honorable Jim Webb, a Senator from the State of Virginia. ____________________ APPOINTMENT OF THE ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will please read a communication to the Senate from the President pro tempore (Mr. Byrd). The bill clerk read the following letter: U.S. Senate, President pro tempore, Washington, DC, January 11, 2008. To the Senate: Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable Jim Webb, a Senator from the State of Virginia, to perform the duties of the Chair. Robert C. Byrd, President pro tempore. Mr. WEBB thereupon assumed the chair as Acting President pro tempore. ____________________ RECESS UNTIL 11 A.M. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2008 The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the Senate stands in recess until Tuesday, January 15, 2008, at 11 a.m. Thereupon, the Senate, at 9:30:31 a.m., recessed until Tuesday, January 15, 2008, at 11 a.m.