[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23244]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                      HON. FRANK W. BALLANCE, JR.

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 24, 2003

  Mr. BALLANCE. Mr. Speaker, I could not be here to vote on Tuesday, 
September 23, 2003, as I was touring the 1st Congressional District, 
meeting with Federal, State, and local officials and my constituents as 
they recover from Hurricane Isabel. Had I been present, on rollcall 
vote No. 509, I would have voted ``aye''; on rollcall vote No. 510, I 
would have voted `` aye''; on rollcall vote No. 511, I would have voted 
``aye''; and on rollcall vote No. 512, I would have voted ``aye.''

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