[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17033]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 13, 2001

  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 339, on September 13, 2001, I 
was unable to record my vote. At the time I was at the Pentagon 
surveying the damage and encouraging the rescue workers.
  Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''

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