[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 3, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1112]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. STEVE ISRAEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 3, 2003

  Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to be in Washington yesterday. 
Three recorded votes were taken by the House; if I were here, I would 
have voted as follows:
  Rollcall No. 227: a motion to suspend the rules and pass H. Res. 159, 
a resolution Expressing Profound Sorrow on the Occasion of the Death of 
Irma Rangel. I would have voted ``yea'';
  Rollcall No. 228: a motion to suspend the rules and pass H. Res. 195, 
a resolution congratulating Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs for Hitting 
500 Major League Home Runs. I would have voted ``yea'';
  Rollcall No. 229: a motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1465, a 
bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 4832 East Highway 27 in Iron Station, North Carolina, as the 
``General Charles Gabriel Post Office''. I would have voted ``yea''.

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