[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6958]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HOPES AND PRAYERS FOR STEVE BUYER, MEMBER OF CONGRESS, AND HIS FAMILY 
                    AS HE DEPARTS FOR MILITARY DUTY

  (Mr. HASTERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HASTERT. Mr. Speaker, I would like to read into the Record a 
letter that I received today.
  ``Dear Mr. Speaker: I have been called to active duty in the United 
States Army. Pending further orders, I request immediate indefinite 
leave of the United States House of Representatives to accommodate my 
military duties.
  ``Respectfully, Steve Buyer, Member of Congress.''
  Mr. Speaker and my colleagues, the resolution we are considering 
affects one of our own today and may affect others in the near future. 
Our hopes and prayers are with Steve and his family as he prepares to 
depart for Iraq.

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