[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 96 (Friday, July 15, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1496]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                   HON. CHARLES W. ``CHIP'' PICKERING

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 14, 2005

  Mr. PICKERING. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, July 11, 2005, the U.S. House 
of Representatives considered two bills under suspension of the rules: 
H. Con. Res. 168--Condemning the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 
for the abductions and continued captivity of citizens of the Republic 
of Korea and Japan as acts of terrorism and gross violations of human 
rights; and H. Res. 333--Supporting the goals and ideals of a National 
Weekend of Prayer and Reflection for Darfur, Sudan. Mr. Speaker, I was 
unable to travel to Washington, DC on Monday because the Jackson-Evers 
International Airport in Jackson, Mississippi, from which I usually 
travel to DC, was closed due to the recent landfall of Hurricane 
Dennis. However, had I been present, I would have voted ``yes'' in 
favor of both resolutions.

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