[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 60 (Saturday, April 12, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E781]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. SILVESTRE REYES

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 11, 2003

  Mr. REYES. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to cast votes today due to 
memorial services being held in my district of El Paso in memory of the 
nine soldiers of the 507th Maintenance Company who were killed in 
Operation Iraqi Freedom. If present, I would have voted no on the 
Rahall Amendment (rollcall 143) which did not provide for the 
productive use of petroleum resources in Alaska that could benefit 
local indigenous populations and our energy security. On the motion to 
recommit (rollcall 144), 1 would have voted aye. On final passage of 
H.R. 6 (rollcall 145), I would have voted no. I am concerned that the 
energy bill we voted on today lacks sufficient consumer protections and 
provides too many taxpayer handouts at a time when our federal budget 
is under the strain of record deficits and the costs of war.

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