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John Bel Edwards: today I made a factual statement about Secretary Rumsfeld. I later corrected myself. But to ensure against the…

On the recordMay 26, 2005
today I made a factual statement about Secretary Rumsfeld. I later corrected myself. But to ensure against the possibility that the initial misstatement might be viewed out of context with the correction, I ask unanimous consent to redact my initial reference to Secretary Rumsfeld and the statement of correction from the Record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Texas? There was no objection. ____________________
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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