[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26416]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, October 30, 2003, I was 
unavoidably detained by official business. Had I been present, I would 
have voted ``yes'' on rollcall votes 580, 581, and 582.

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