[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18445]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. PORTER J. GOSS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 14, 2004

  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, this afternoon I was called away on official 
government business, as a result, I was not able to be present for 
rollcall vote 431. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes''. I 
request that this statement appear at the appropriate place in the 
Record.

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