[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25164]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I am unable to be in Washington, DC 
today. Two weeks ago, I injured my leg and my physician prefers that I 
not put it through the stress of an airplane flight from my home in 
Seattle, WA to Washington, DC. Were I able to attend today's session in 
the House of Representatives, I would have voted to defeat H.R. 4818, 
H. Res. 866, H.R. 5382, and H. Res. 846.

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