Kweisi Mfume: “Due to a scheduling conflict in association with the celebration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I was…”

“Due to a scheduling conflict in association with the celebration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I was forced to miss the vote that was taken today, Tuesday, January 17, 1995. Had I been here, I would have voted ``aye'' to suspend the rules and pass the bill S. 2, the Congressional Accountability Act 1995. As my record will show, I have been a strong supporter in both 1994 and 1995 of legislation to require that the Congress comply with the legislation it passes. I am pleased that this year this legislation was approved of by the other body, and like many of my colleagues I look forward to seeing it signed into law in the very near future.”