[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 136 (Tuesday, September 30, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S12183]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            VOTE EXPLANATION

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I was unable to participate in last 
evening's vote on the nomination of Carlos Bea to be a U.S. Circuit 
Judge for the Ninth Circuit due to my participation in a memorial 
service for Rhode Island National Guardsmen killed while serving in 
Iraq.

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