[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 3, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H4811]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained due to official 
business as a member of an official Congressional delegation traveling 
to North Korea and was not present for the following rollcall votes. 
Had I been present, I would have voted as indicated below.
  Rollcall No. 230--``nay''; rollcall No. 231--``nay''; rollcall No. 
232--``yea''.

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