[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17774]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. PORTER J. GOSS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 10, 2003

  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, I was not present on July 9, 2003, due to 
official travel overseas. As a result, I was not able to be present for 
rollcall votes 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344 and 345. Had I 
been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on all nine votes. I request 
that this statement appear at the appropriate place in the Record.

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