[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 75 (Wednesday, June 2, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E989]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 1, 2004

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall Nos. 
147,148,149, 150, 151, and 152, on May 6, 2004, I was unable to cast my 
vote because I was attending my son's commissioning as a Second 
Lieutenant in the Army National Guard as well as his graduation at 
Clemson University.
  Had I been present, I would have voted the following:
  Rollcall 147, Ordering the Previous Question on Providing for 
Consideration on Deploring the Abuse of Persons in United States 
Custody in Iraq, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Rollcall 148, the Motion to Instruct Conferees to authorize 
appropriations for the Coast Guard for Fiscal Year 2004, to amend 
various laws administered by the Coast Guard, and for other purposes, I 
would have voted ``aye.''
  Rollcall 149, the Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree on Expressing 
the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the urgent need for 
freedom, democratic reform, and international monitoring of elections, 
human rights, and religious liberty in the Lao People's Democratic 
Republic, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Rollcall 150, on Agreeing to the Resolution on Deploring the Abuse of 
Persons in United States Custody in Iraq, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Rollcall 151, the Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree on Expressing 
the Sense of Congress regarding the arbitrary detention of Dr. Wang 
Bingzhang by the Government of the People's Republic of China and 
urging his immediate release, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Rollcall 152, the Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree on Expressing 
the Concern of Congress over Iran's development of the means to produce 
nuclear weapons, I would have voted ``aye.''

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