[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13572]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. XAVIER BECERRA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 3, 2003

  Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, June 2, 2003, I was unable to 
cast my floor vote on rollcall Nos. 227, 228, and 229. The votes I 
missed include rollcall vote 227 on Suspending the Rules and Agreeing 
to H. Res. 159, Expressing Profound Sorrow on the Occasion of the Death 
of Irma Rangel; rollcall vote 228 on Suspending the Rules and Agreeing 
to H. Res. 195, Congratulating Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs for 
Hitting 500 Major League Home Runs; and rollcall vote 229 on Suspending 
the Rules and Passing H.R. 1465, the General Charles Gabriel Post 
Office Building Designation Act.
  Had I been present for the votes, I would have voted ``aye'' on 
rollcall votes 227, 228, and 229.

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