[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18455]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               WASHINGTON RESULTS BODE WELL FOR DEMOCRATS

  (Mr. McDERMOTT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, my home State of Washington is considered 
a swing State this November. Yesterday, Washington held its fall 
primary election, the first litmus test between Republicans and 
Democrats. The results make clear that Washington is going to vote 
Democratic in a very big way on November 2.
  Christine Gregoire is going to make a fine Democratic Governor.
  Patty Murray, Senator Murray, will remain a U.S. Senator.
  Dave Ross is going to make a fine Democratic Congressman from the 
Eighth Congressional District, one new seat for the Democrats.
  Don Barbieri is going to make a fine Democratic Congressman from the 
Fifth Congressional District. That is another new seat for the 
Democrats.
  People know, Mr. Speaker, what 4 years of Republican control has done 
to America. People know and they are paying attention.
  So, Mr. Speaker, ask the President to keep coming out to Washington 
and spend all the money he can. It will be good for tourism. It might 
even create a job or two, more than he has done in the other 
Washington.
  By the way, Mr. Speaker, I got 86 percent, too. We are all coming 
back and we are going to get our country back in 47 days and a wake-up.

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