[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15259]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. LUIS V. GUTIERREZ

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 26, 2002

  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably delayed on June 26th 
and was absent for a journal vote. I would like the record to reflect 
that had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote 
261.
  I was also unavoidably absent from this chamber on July 12, 2002. I 
would like the record to reflect that had I been present, I would have 
voted ``yea'' on rollcall votes 295, 296, 297, and 298.
  Further, I was unavoidably absent from this chamber on Monday, July 
22, 2002 and I would like the record to show that had I been present in 
this chamber, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall votes 324 and 325.
  I was also unavoidably delayed on Thursday, July 25, 2002. I would 
like the record to show that had I been present in this chamber, I 
would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote 347.

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