[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 178 (Thursday, December 20, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2348]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                             HON. BOB RILEY

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 19, 2001

  Mr. RILEY. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained for rollcall No. 
499, H.R. 3379, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 375 Carlls Path in Deer Park, New York, as the 
``Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building.'' Had I been present I would 
have voted ``yea.''
  I was also unavoidably detained for rollcall No. 500, H.R. 3054, to 
award congressional gold medals on behalf of the officers, emergency 
workers, and other employees of the Federal Government and any State or 
local government, including any interstate governmental entity, who 
responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and 
perished in the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Had I been present 
I would have voted ``yea.''

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