[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 82 (Thursday, June 5, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1169-E1170]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. JOHN B. LARSON

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 5, 2003

  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I would like to submit this 
statement for the Record and regret that I could not be present today, 
Thursday, June 5, 2003, to vote on Roll Call Vote Numbers 243, 244, 
245, 246, 247, and 248 due to a family medical emergency.
  Had I been present, I would have voted:
  NO on Roll Call Vote Number 243 on Ordering the Previous Question on 
H. Res. 256, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1474) to 
facilitate check truncation by authorizing substitute checks, to foster 
innovation in the check collection system without mandating receipt of 
checks in electronic form, and to improve the overall efficiency of the 
Nation's payments system, and for other purposes;
  NO on Roll Call Vote Number 244 on Ordering the Previous Question on 
H. Res. 258, providing for consideration of the bill (S. 222) to 
approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Zuni Indian 
Tribe in Apache County, Arizona, and for other purposes, and for 
consideration of the bill (S. 273) to provide for the expeditious 
completion of the acquisition of land owned by the State of Wyoming 
within the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park, and for other 
purposes;
  NO on Roll Call Vote Number 245 on H. Res. 258, providing for 
consideration of the bill (S. 222) to approve the settlement of the 
water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in Apache County, Arizona, 
and for other purposes, and for consideration of the bill (S. 273) to 
provide for the expeditious completion of the acquisition of land owned 
by the State of Wyoming within the boundaries of Grand Teton National 
Park, and for other purposes;
  AYE on Roll Call Vote Number 246 on H. R. 1474, Check Clearing for 
the 21st Century Act;
  AYE on Roll Call Vote Number 247 on S. 222, Zuni Indian Tribe Water 
Rights Settlement Act of 2003; and
  AYE on Roll Call Vote Number 248 on S. 273--Grand Teton National Park 
Land Exchange Act.

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