[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17261]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. COLLINS. Mr. Speaker, I was not present for debate on rollcall 
vote 407, rule providing for consideration of U.S.-Morocco Free Trade 
(H. Res. 738); rollcall vote 408, to increase disability compensation 
for veterans (H.R. 4175); rollcall vote 409, expressing that 
Presidential elections should not be postponed due to terrorist attacks 
(H. Res. 728); rollcall vote 410, final passage of Marriage Protection 
Act (H.R. 3313), rollcall vote 411, Commercial Aviation MANPADS Defense 
Act (H.R. 4056); and rollcall vote 412, expressing the sense of 
Congress for fair elections in Belarus (H. Res. 652).
  Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' for rollcall votes 
407, 408, 409, 410, 411, and 412.

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