[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4916]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 27, 2003

  Mr. HOEFFEL. Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, I was absent for votes on 
Tuesday, February 25 and Wednesday, February 26, 2003, as a result of 
the passing of my mother, Mrs. Eleanore Hoeffel. Had I been present, I 
would have cast my votes as follows: Rollcall vote No. 33, ``aye''; 
Rollcall vote No. 34, ``aye''; Rollcall vote No. 35, ``aye''; and 
Rollcall vote No. 36, ``aye''.

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