[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 69 (Monday, May 17, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E882]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                     HON. GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, JR.

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 17, 2004

  Mr. NETHERCUTT. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, May 13, I was unavoidably 
detained due to a prior obligation. Had I been present, I would have 
voted ``no'' on the following: Rollcall vote No. 172 on agreeing to the 
Kind substitute amendment to H.R. 4281, the Small Business Health 
Fairness Act of 2004; and rollcall vote No. 173 on the motion to 
recommit H.R. 4281, the Smail Business Health Fairness Act of 2004.
  I would have voted ``yes'' on the following: Rollcall vote No. 174 on 
passage of H.R. 4281, the Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004; 
Rollcall vote No. 175 on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.J. 
Res. 91, Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Servicemen's 
Readjustment Act of 1944; and Rollcall vote No. 176 on agreeing to H. 
Con. Res. 414, Expressing the sense of Congress that, as Congress 
recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education 
decision, all Americans are encouraged to observe this anniversary with 
a commitment to continuing and building on the legacy of Brown.

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