[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13288]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. COLLINS. Mr. Speaker, I was not present for rollcall vote 279, 
Previous Question on the Rule; rollcall vote 280, Adoption of the Rule 
for Defense Appropriations (H. Res. 683); rollcall vote 281, Honoring 
Ray Charles (H. Con. Res. 449); and rollcall vote 282, Recognizing 
Blues Music (H. Con. Res. 13).
  Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' for rollcall votes 
279, 280, 281, and 282.

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