I missed all votes today because I was in my district with James Lee Witt, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to visit several of the areas in Champaign County which were devastated by tornadoes last weekend and to help formulate the Federal Government's response. Had I been present, I would have voted for passage of H.R. 3019, the omnibus appropriations bill conference report.
Discussing his absence from votes due to visiting tornado-affected areas in his district.
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