Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

On behalf of the House, I welcome as guests the President of the Senate and honourable senators to this sitting of the House of Representatives to hear an address by the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States of America.

The Hon. Barack Obama having been announced and escorted into the chamber—

Mr President, I welcome you to the House of Representatives chamber. Your address today is a significant occasion in the history of the House. I welcome guests who are with us in support of the President's visit and other guests who are present in the galleries. On behalf of the parliament, I extend a very warm welcome to our visitors.

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