Summary
With the memory of Sept. 11, 2001, still fresh, the U.S. House approved a plan Thursday to expedite emergency elections should a terrorist attack or other catastrophe kill 100 or more of its members.
Rep. Brian Baird, D-Vancouver, took some small satisfaction in seeing the House act on an issue he has championed for the past 2 1/ 2 years.See the full content of this document
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Baird Sees Red Flags, Opposes Terrorist Attack Bill
But that didn't prevent the three-term congressman from opposing the legislation, which the House adopted by an overwhelming 306-97 vote.
"I feel the shortcomings all the more deeply than those ...See the full content of this document
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