[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16201]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. RENZI. Mr. Speaker, I was attending Congressman Bob Stump's 
funeral service today and missed votes on the following measures:
  On motion to suspend the rules and pass H. Con. Res. 49--Expressing 
the sense of the Congress that the sharp escalation of anti-Semitic 
violence within many participating States of the Organization for 
Security and Cooperation in Europe is of profound concern and efforts 
should be undertaken to prevent future occurrences (Roll No. 315). Had 
I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''
  On motion to suspend the rules and pass H. Res. 199--Calling on the 
Government of the People's Republic of China immediately and 
unconditionally to release Dr. Yang Jianli, calling on the President of 
the United States to continue working on behalf of Dr. Yang Jianli for 
his release (Roll No. 316). Had I been present, I would have voted 
``aye.''
  On motion to suspend the rules and pass H. Res. 294--Condemning the 
terrorism inflicted on Israel since the Aqaba summit, expressing 
solidarity with the Israeli people, and calling on the Palestinian 
Authority to take immediate and effective steps to dismantle the 
terrorist infrastructure on the West Bank and Gaza (Roll No. 317). Had 
I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''

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