[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5109]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 4, 2003

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall Nos. 29, 30, 
31, and 32, on February 13, 2003, I was unable to cast my vote because 
I was on Speaker-authorized travel with CODEL Collins to Kyrgyzstan, 
Uzbek-
istan, and Kuwait.
  Had I been present, I would have voted the following:
  Rollcall 29, the Motion to Recommit on the Personal Responsibility, 
Work, and Family Promotion Act, I would have voted ``nay.''
  Rollcall 30, on Passage of the Personal Responsibility, Work, and 
Family Promotion Act, I would have voted ``yea.''
  Rollcall 31, the Motion to Recommit on the Making Further Continuing 
Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2003, and for other purposes, I 
would have voted ``nay.''
  Rollcall 32, on Passage of the Making Further Continuing 
Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2003, and for other purposes, I 
would have voted ``yea.''

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