[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14562]
[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, June 11, 2003

  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, due to business in my district, I was unable 
to vote during the following rollcall votes. Had I been present I would 
have voted: No. 244--``no''; No. 245--``no''; No. 246--``yes''; No. 
247--``yes''; No. 248--``yes.''

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