[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 88 (Monday, June 16, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1265]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. JAMES L. OBERSTAR

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 16, 2003

  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, June 4, I attended an 
important announcement at the U.S. Department of Labor concerning the 
funding of a vital initiative to assist dislocated workers and retirees 
in Minnesota pay for their health care expenses.
  As a result, I was unable to cast my vote on the rule (H. Res 257) 
for the Partial Birth Abortion Ban legislation. Had I been present, I 
would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall vote 236 because I strongly 
supported the need for the House to consider this important pro-life 
legislation.

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