Rep. Jim McDermott (WA-D)
Honorable Jim McDermottUnited States Representative, Washington, DemocratRepresentative McDermott, of the Seventh District of Washington, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1988. He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1970 to 1972 and in the Washington Senate from 1974 to 1987. He is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee. The following is from the July 8, 2004, House floor debate on amendments to the Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Appropriations Act of 2005.In the Bush-CIA-created democracy in Iraq, they just adopted martial law. The human rights minister said it is just…
