[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13830-13831]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          ABSENCE EXPLANATION

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I regret that I was unable to 
participate in many of the important votes that took place on 
Wednesday, June 23, 2004. I was necessarily absent from the Senate 
yesterday as I was attending the funeral of a family member. 
Nevertheless, I believe it is important for my constituents in Kansas 
to know how I

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would have voted had I been here; thus, I indicated to the Majority 
Leader my position for each of the votes throughout the day.

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