[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 16, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H544]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     STATE OF EMERGENCY IN OKLAHOMA

  (Mr. BOREN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BOREN. Mr. Speaker, I bring some bad news from my home State of 
Oklahoma. We are facing a terrible ice storm in the eastern portion of 
our State, the Second Congressional District. We have had many homes 
without power. We have had trees fall over. We have had individuals 
lose their life.
  So I would like the record to reflect that I am not going to be here 
tomorrow because I think it is more important that I be with my 
constituents. The Governor of the State of Oklahoma, Brad Henry, is 
also going to be touring the damage with me. And I would like the 
record to reflect that if I were here in this Chamber, I would have 
voted ``aye'' in regards to the cost savings for our college students 
here in the Congress.

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