[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 8670-8671]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. JAMES L. OBERSTAR

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 7, 2003

  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, April 3, I had surgery to 
correct an injury I sustained during a bicycle accident in November 
2002.

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  As a result of this surgery, I was unable to cast my vote on the 
supplemental appropriations bill that the House considered on that day. 
Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall vote 103, I 
would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall vote 104; I would have voted 
``nay'' on rollcall vote 105; I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall 
vote 106; I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall vote 107; and I would 
have voted ``aye'' on rollcall vote 108.

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