[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 93 (Thursday, July 8, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1327]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                       HON. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, July 8, 2004

  Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
following statement appear in the appropriate place in the 
Congressional Record behind the votes for Wednesday, July 7, 2004: 
unfortunately, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present for the 
recorded Roll Call votes number 326 through number 335, I would have 
voted in the following way:
  No. 326--H. Con. Res. 410--Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as 
Amended Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the 
Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. I would have 
voted ``yes.''
  No. 327--H. Con. Res. 257--Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should posthumously 
award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Harry W. Colmery. I would 
have voted ``yes.''
  No. 328--On agreeing to the Manzullo, Velazquez, Serrano amendment to 
provide $79.1 million for the Small Business 7(a) loan program, the 
amount provided last year, to finance more than $13 billion in small 
business loans. I would have voted in favor of the amendment.
  No. 329--On agreeing to the Flake (Arizona) Amendment prohibiting use 
of funds to implement new restrictions on gift parcels and other items 
allowed for travellers to Cuba. I would have voted ``yes.''
  No. 330--On agreeing to the Weiner Amendment increasing COPS funding 
by $107 million and offsets that funding by cutting funding for the 
Census. I would have voted ``yes.''
  No. 331--On agreeing to the Hefley Amendment eliminating funding for 
the re-engineering design process for the 2010 short-form only Census. 
I would have voted ``no.''
  No. 332--On agreeing to the Kucinich amendment on funding for the 
Commerce Department to expand the membership of the President's 
``Manufacturing Council.'' I would have voted ``yes.''
  No. 333--On agreeing to the Paul of Texas amendment No. 9. I would 
have voted ``no.''
  No. 334--On agreeing to the Farr of California amendment prohibiting 
funds from being used to prevent states from implementing state lays 
authorizing the use of medical marijuana. I would have voted ``yes.''
  No. 335--On agreeing to the Paul of Texas amendment No. 10. I would 
have voted ``no.''

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