[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20348]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. J. GRESHAM BARRETT

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 2004

  Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I was delayed in my 
district yesterday in order to attend services for Staff Sergeant Tony 
B. Oleas, a soldier from Westminster, South Carolina who was killed 
while fighting for our country in Afghanistan on September 20th, and I 
unfortunately missed 3 recorded votes on the House floor.
  I ask that the Record reflect that had I not been detained in my 
district, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 473 (Pelosi 
motion to instruct conferees to H.R. 4200, the Defense Authorization 
bill); ``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 474 (motion to close portions of 
the conference on H.R. 4200, the Defense Authorization bill); and 
``no'' on rollcall vote No. 475 (S. 2363 to revise and extend the Boys 
and Girls Club of America).

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