[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18371]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island. Mr. Speaker, on the evening of September 
13 and the morning of September 14, I was attending the funeral 
services of the Richard Langevin, the father of our colleague 
Congressman James Langevin, and was unable to vote on rollcall votes 
Nos. 441-450.
  I respectfully request the opportunity to record my position on 
rollcall votes Nos. 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450.
  It was my intention to vote ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 441, ``aye'' 
on rollcall vote No. 442, ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 443, ``no'' on 
rollcall vote No. 444, ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 445, ``aye'' on 
rollcall vote No. 446, ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 447, ``aye'' on 
rollcall vote No. 448, ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 449, and ``no'' on 
rollcall vote No. 450.

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