[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 68 (Thursday, May 8, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S5913]
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                            Vote Explanation

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware.
  Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, early this morning the train I was 
traveling on from Wilmington to Washington experienced mechanical 
difficulties causing us to arrive at Union Station more than one-half 
hour late. As a result, I missed maybe my second or third vote in the 
U.S. Senate. I missed the vote on the Resolution of Ratification of the 
NATO expansion treaty. Had I been here I would have voted yes.
  I ask unanimous consent the Record reflect my reasons for missing the 
vote and how I would have voted had I been here.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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