[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9073]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. JIM DeMINT

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 11, 2004

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. Speaker, I was absent during rollcall votes 147, 148, 
149, 150, 151, and 152. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' 
on each of those rollcall votes.

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