[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 140]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, January 21, I was unavoidably 
detained in my congressional district and was unable to be present for 
recorded votes. Had I been present, I would voted in the following 
manner:
  On H. Res. 492, Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools, I 
would have voted ``yea''; on H. Res. 491, Honoring Individuals Who are 
Mentors and Supporting Efforts to Recruit More Mentors, I would have 
voted ``yea''; on H. Res. 490, Recognizing and Commending the 
Achievements of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, I 
would have voted ``yea''; and on H. Res. 489, Stating the Agreement of 
the House of Representatives with the Sentiment Expressed by the Senate 
in Senate Resolution 281, I would have voted ``yea.''

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