[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18446]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. GENE TAYLOR

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 14, 2004

  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, on September 13, 
2004, I was unavoidably detained in my congressional district while 
making preparations for the probable landfall of Hurricane Ivan. 
Unfortunately, I missed rollcall votes no. 441, 442 and 443. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``yea'' on each of the rollcall votes.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to request unanimous consent to enter my 
statement into the record at the appropriate location.

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