[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7448]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. THOMAS H. ALLEN

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 25, 2003

  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, on February 13, 2003, I was unavoidably 
absent for two rollcall votes, due to the death of a family member.
  Had I been present I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall votes 31 
(Obey motion to recommit on H.J. Res. 2), and 32 (Final Passage of the 
Conference Report to Accompany H.J. Res. 2, the Fiscal Year 2003 
Omnibus Appropriations Bill).

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