Julian Bond: “I rise very briefly to give my colleagues some bad news and some good news. The bad news is the house of my colleague…”

“I rise very briefly to give my colleagues some bad news and some good news. The bad news is the house of my colleague, Senator Jean Carnahan, was struck by lightening Saturday evening. It suffered serious damage from a fire and also from water. I spoke with Senator Carnahan. She is in Rolla, MO. There are about 30 good friends helping her retrieve her belongings and to work with insurance companies. It is a real mess and she is therefore unable to attend this vote. The record should show because of this grave, unfortunate circumstance, she did not vote. The good news is she sounded to be in good spirits, no one was hurt, and she expects to return to this body as soon as she can complete arrangements in Rolla. I thank the Chairman, and I thank my colleagues.”