[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25456]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. CHRISTOPHER COX

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 24, 2004

  Mr. COX. Mr. Speaker, had I been present on October 8, 2004, I would 
have voted ``yes'' on H. Amdt. 789, amending H.R. 10 to establish a 
``zero tolerance'' policy towards the unlawful importation, possession, 
or transfer of shoulder fired guided missiles (MANPADS), atomic 
weapons, dirty bombs, and variola (smallpox) virus by making their 
unauthorized possession a federal crime carrying stiff mandatory 
penalties.

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