[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 64 (Thursday, May 1, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E833]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. MICHAEL M. HONDA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 30, 2003

  Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall vote Nos. 146, 147, and 148, I 
was unavoidably detained with important matters in my district.
  Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote 146, 
Congratulating Charter Schools Across the United States, ``yea'' on 
rollcall vote 147, Extending Congratulations to the United States 
Capitol Police on the Occasion of its 175th Anniversary, and ``yea'' on 
rollcall vote 148, Expressing Support for the Celebration of Patriots' 
Day and Honoring the Nation's First Patriots.

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