[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 28008]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. MAJOR R. OWENS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 20, 2001

  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, because I had to return to my district to 
handle very urgent business, I missed a number of rollcall votes. Had I 
been present, I would have voted `yea' on rollcall votes 505 and 508. 
On rollcall votes 506, 507 and 509, I would have voted ``nay''.

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