[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25481]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. XAVIER BECERRA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 21, 2003

  Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, October 20, 2003, I was unable 
to cast my floor vote on rollcall Nos. 563, 564, and 565. The votes I 
missed include rollcall vote No. 563 on the Motion to Suspend the Rules 
and Agree to H. Res. 356, Expressing the Sense of the House Regarding 
the Man-Made Famine in the Ukraine; rollcall vote No. 564 on the Motion 
to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended to H. Res. 400, Honoring the 
25th Anniversary of Pope John Paul; and rollcall vote No. 565, on the 
Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass H.R. 3288, Making Technical 
Corrections to Amend Title XXI of the Social Security Act.
  Had I been present for the votes, I would have voted ``aye'' on 
rollcall vote Nos. 563, 564, and 565.

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