[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 21156-21157]
[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

                      Wednesday, October 16, 2002

  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, because of health reasons I was absent for 
rollcall votes 453-463. If I had been present for these votes, I would 
have voted as indicated below.
  Rollcall No. 453--``Yes''; Rollcall No. 454--``No''; Rollcall No. 
455--``Yes''; Rollcall No. 456--``Yes''; Rollcall No. 457--``Yes''; 
Rollcall No. 458--``Yes''; Rollcall No. 459--``No''; Rollcall No. 460--
``Yes''; Rollcall No. 461--``Yes''; Rollcall No. 462--``Yes''; and 
Rollcall No. 463--Yes.

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