[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 70 (Tuesday, May 18, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E893]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. JAMES L. OBERSTAR

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 18, 2004

  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I hosted an important conference on 
retirement security issues last night in Hibbing, MN, as part of my 
Hometown Values Forum series, and I missed several votes last night and 
this morning.
  Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall vote 177, 
I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall vote 178; I would have voted 
``aye'' on rollcall 179; I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall vote 
180; I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall vote 181; and I would have 
voted ``nay'' on rollcall vote 182.

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