[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 22]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 31107]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. LUIS V. GUTIERREZ

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 21, 2003

  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably absent from this 
Chamber on July 8, 2003. I would like the Record to show that, had I 
been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall vote No. 334 and 
``yea'' on rollcall votes Nos. 335 and 336. On July 10, 2003, I was 
absent from this Chamber for a journal vote No. and I would like the 
Record to show that, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on 
rollcall vote No. 346.
  On July 14, 2003, I was absent from this Chamber and I would like the 
Record to show that, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on 
rollcall votes Nos. 354, 355, 358 and 359 and ``nay'' on rollcall vote 
No. 356. I was also absent from this Chamber on July 17, 2003, and 
would like the Record to show that, had I been present, I would have 
voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 387. Furthermore, on July 18, 2003, 
I was unavoidably absent from this Chamber and I would like the Record 
to show that, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on 
rollcall vote No. 396 and ``nay'' on rollcall vote No. 397.
  On July 21, 2003, I was absent from this Chamber and I would like the 
Record to show that, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on 
rollcall votes Nos. 398, 399 and 400. I was unavoidably absent from 
this Chamber on July 24, 2003 and would like the Record to show that, 
had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 
441. I missed rollcall vote No. 452 on July 25, 2003, and would like 
the Record to show that, had I been present, I would have voted 
``nay.''

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