[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23502]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Saturday, October 9, 2004

  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, because of business in my district (27th 
Congressional District of Texas) I was absent for rollcall vote Nos. 
509-530. If I had been present for these votes, I would have voted as 
indicated below: 509--``Yes''; 510--``Yes''; 511--``Yes''; 512--
``Yes''; 513--``Yes''; 514--``Yes''; 515--``Yes''; 516--``No''; 517--
``Yes''; 518--``Yes''; 519--``No''; 520--``Yes''; 521--``Yes''; 522--
``Yes''; 523--``No''; 524--``No''; 525--``Yes''; 526--``No''; 527--
``No''; 529--``Yes''; 530--``Yes.''

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