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Last Updated: Friday, January 27, 2012, 10:10 AM (CST)

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< ADJUSTMENT OF WHOLE HOUSE - Under clause 5(d) of rule 20, the Chair annnounced to the House that, in light of the resignation of teh gentlewoman from Arizona, Ms. Giffords, the whole number of the House is 433.
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> The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on January 31, 2012.

@HouseFloor: 11:05:29am - The Speaker announced the House adjourn. Next meeting: 12:00 pm on Jan 31, 2012. http://bit.ly/HFloor ( 115 characters )

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                    11:05:29 A.M. -
The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on January 31, 2012.

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