[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17326]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. KIRK. Mr. Speaker, today I missed a series of votes due to the 
visit of the President to my district. Had I been present, I would have 
voted in the following way:
  ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 407, H. Res. 738, the rule providing for the 
Morocco Free Trade Agreement.
  ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 408, H.R. 4175, Veteran's Compensation COLA 
Act of 2004.
  ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 409, H. Res. 728, sense of Congress on 
Presidential election postponement.
  ``No'' on rollcall No. 410, H.R. 3313, Marriage Protection Act of 
2003.
  ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 411, H.R. 4056, Commercial Aviation MANPADS 
Defense Act.
  ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 412, H. Res. 652, urging the Government of 
the Republic of Belarus to ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair 
election process for its parliamentary elections in the fall of 2004.
  ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 413, H.R. 4842, United States-Morocco Free 
Trade Implementation Act.
  ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 414, H. Con. Res. 436, celebrating 10 years 
of majority rule in the Republic of South Africa.
  ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 415, H. Con. Res. 418, recognizing the 
importance in history of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of 
diplomatic relations between the United States and Japan.
  ``No'' on rollcall No. 416, motion to recommit H.R. 4837, Military 
Construction Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2005.
  ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 417, H.R. 4837, Military Construction 
Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2005.
  ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 418, conference report on H.R. 4613, 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2005.
  ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 419, H. Con. Res. 469, condemning the attack 
on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 420, H. Con. Res. 467, declaring genocide in 
Darfur, Sudan.
  ``No'' on rollcall No. 421, motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 
1308.

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