[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24142]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 2, 2003

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, on September 30, 2003, I was absent 
attending a meeting in my Congressional District in Ohio and missed the 
votes on Roll Call Number 524, the Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 
1, the Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act; Roll Call 
Number 525, the Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 1308, the Tax 
Relief, Simplification and Equity Act; and Roll Call Number 526, on H. 
Res. 357, Honoring the Life and Legacy of Bob Hope.
  Had I been present, I would have voted ``Nay'' on Roll Call Number 
524, ``Nay'' on Roll Call Number 525, and ``Yea'' on Roll Call Number 
526.

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