[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 125 (Monday, September 30, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1679]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. JIM McDERMOTT

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 26, 2002

  Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I missed some votes because I was 
traveling. I left for Iraq yesterday to get a better understanding of 
how a preemptive US military strike against Iraq will affect the Iraqi 
people.
  Had I been able to, I would have voted: No on H. Res. 547 (Rollcall 
vote #413); no on H. Res. 540 (Rollcall vote #414); no on H. Res. 544 
(Rollcall vote #415).

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