[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13569]
[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

                         Tuesday, June 3, 2003

  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained due to official 
business as a member of an official Congressional delegation traveling 
to North Korea and was not present for the following rollcall votes. 
Had I been present, I would have voted as indicated below.
  Rollcall No. 227--``yes''; 228--``yes''; 229--``yes.''

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