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Neil Abercrombie: due to official travel today with the House Armed Services Committee, I was unable to cast my vote on the challenge to…

On the recordJanuary 6, 2005
due to official travel today with the House Armed Services Committee, I was unable to cast my vote on the challenge to the Electoral College tabulation of votes for President and Vice President of the United States. Had I been present, I would have voted to sustain the objection to the Ohio electoral votes.
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Neil Abercrombie
Hawaii

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Addressing his absence during the Electoral College vote challenge.

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