[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20033]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 28, 2004

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I would like to offer a personal 
explanation of the reason I missed rollcall votes Nos. 457-472 on 
September 21, 2004, through September 24, 2004. These were amendment 
votes on H.R. 5025--Transportation and Treasury Appropriations Bill, 
H.R. 2028--The Pledge Protection Act, H.R. 1057--The Adoption Tax 
Relief Guarantee Act and H.R. 1308--The Conference Report on the All-
American Tax Relief Act. At the time these votes were called, I was in 
my Congressional District in Pensacola, Florida, helping my 
constituents with the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan.
  I respectfully request that it be entered into the Congressional 
Record that if present, I would have voted rollcall vote No. 457, on 
the Van Hollen Amendment, ``nay''; rollcall vote No. 458, on the 
Sanders Amendment, ``nay''; rollcall vote No. 459, on the Norton 
Amendment, ``nay''; rollcall vote No. 460, on the Davis of Florida 
Amendment, ``nay''; rollcall vote No. 461, on the Rangel Amendment, 
``nay''; rollcall vote No. 462, on the Olver Amendment, ``nay''; 
rollcall vote No. 463, on the Stenholm Amendment, ``nay''; rollcall 
vote No. 464, on the Motion to Recommit H.R. 5025, ``nay''; rollcall 
vote No. 465, on final passage of H.R. 5025, the Transportation 
Treasury Appropriations Bill, ``nay''; rollcall vote No. 466, on the 
Watt Amendment to the Pledge Protection Act, ``nay''; rollcall vote No. 
467, on final passage of the Pledge Protection Act, ``aye''; rollcall 
vote No. 468, on the Adoption Tax Guarantee Relief Act, ``aye''; 
rollcall vote No. 469, on Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 
785, ``aye''; rollcall vote No. 470, on Ordering the Previous Question 
on the Conference Report for the All American Tax Relief Act, ``aye''; 
rollcall vote No. 471, on Agreeing to the Resolution, ``aye''; and 
rollcall vote No. 472, on Final Passage of the All-American Tax Relief 
Act, ``aye.''

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