[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16001]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. CHRISTOPHER SHAYS

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 24, 2003

  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, on June 23, I was participating in the World 
Economic Forum in Amman, Jordan with Congressman Jim Kolbe and other 
Members of the House and Senate. As a result, I missed four recorded 
votes.
  I take my voting responsibility very seriously and would like the 
Congressional Record to reflect that, had I been present, I would have 
voted yes on recorded vote number 297, yes on recorded vote number 298, 
yes on recorded vote number 299, and yes on recorded vote 300.

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