[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 31 (Thursday, March 11, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H1037]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to offer a personal 
explanation of the reason for my absence on March 10 and 11, 2004. Last 
week, former Governor of Nevada Mike O'Callaghan passed away and I had 
to leave Washington this Wednesday afternoon, March 10, to attend 
funeral services for Governor O'Callaghan.
  I respectfully request that it be entered into the Congressional 
Record that if present, I would have voted:
  Rollcall vote No. 48, on agreeing to the Scott (VA) amendment--
``no'';
  Rollcall vote No. 49, on agreeing to the Watt amendment--``no'';
  Rollcall vote No. 50, on agreeing to the Andrews amendment--``no'';
  Rollcall vote No. 51, on agreeing to the Ackerman amendment--``no'';
  Rollcall vote No. 52, on agreeing to the Jackson-Lee amendment--
``no'';
  Rollcall vote No. 53, on agreeing to the Watt amendment--``no'';
  Rollcall vote No. 54, on agreeing to the Resolution, H.R. 339--
``yes'';
  Rollcall vote No. 55, on passage of H.R. 3717--``yes'';
  Rollcall vote No. 56, on passage of H. Con. Res. 15--``yes''; and
  Rollcall vote No. 57, on passage of H. Res. 540--``yes.''

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