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Texas lawmakers on flight that makes unplanned landing
U.S. Rep. John Carter’s spokeswoman said this evening that the Round Rock, Texas, congressman, along with six other Texas lawmakers, was aboard a Continental Airlines flight from Houston to Washington that was forced to land in New Orleans today after losing cabin pressure.
The lawmakers were hoping to make Tuesday night votes in the House. Nobody was harmed and they are expected to arrive in Washington tonight.
According to a report by KHOU, the CBS affiliate in Houston, other Texas lawmakers on the flight were Republicans Ted Poe and Ron Paul and Democrats Ciro Rodriguez, Solomon Ortiz, Nick Lampson and Henry Cuellar.
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By dl004d
July 23, 2008 4:49 PM | Link to this
You forgot to note that the seven congressmen were flying to Washington to vote on the Aviation Safety Enhancement Act.
They missed the vote. But the House of Representatives approved the bill on a 391-0 vote.