[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 145 (Thursday, October 16, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H9509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE

  Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to a question of privileges of the 
House and I offer a resolution, which I will send to the Clerk's desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Washington (Mr. 
McDermott) should read the resolution.
  Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, this is a resolution correcting the 
Record of Tuesday, January 28, 2003.
  Resolved, That an asterisk be placed in the permanent Record of 
Tuesday, January 28, 2003, noting that the following statements 
contained in the State of the Union Address by the President of the 
United States are inaccurate:
  One, ``The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein 
recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.''
  Two, ``Our intelligence sources tell us that he has attempted to 
purchase high-strength aluminum tubes suitable for nuclear weapons 
production.''
  Three, ``From intelligence sources, we know, for instance, that 
thousands of Iraqi security personnel are at work hiding documents and 
materials from the U.N. inspectors, sanitizing inspections sites, and 
monitoring the inspectors themselves.''
  Four, ``Evidence from intelligence sources, secret communications, 
and statements by people now in custody reveal that Saddam Hussein aids 
and protects terrorists, including members of al Qaeda.''.

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Thornberry). Under rule IX, a resolution 
offered from the floor by a Member other than Majority Leader or the 
Minority Leader as a question of the privileges of the House has 
immediate precedence only at a time designated by the Chair within two 
legislative days after the resolution is properly noticed.
  Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from Washington will appear in the Record at this point.
  The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
the time designated for consideration of the resolution.

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