[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19657]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. TODD TIAHRT

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 8, 2002

  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, October 7th I was unavoidably 
detained and missed rollcall vote Nos. 442, 443 and 444. These votes 
were on H.R. 3340 to allow certain catch-up contributions to the Thrift 
Savings Plan to be made by participants 50 or over, H.R. 5531 the Sudan 
Peace Act and H. Res. 468, the Transatlantic Security and NATO 
Enhancement Resolution. Had I been present I would have voted ``aye'' 
on all three rollcalls.

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