[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10085]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. CHRISTOPHER SHAYS

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 18, 2004

  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, on May 17, I was participating in the World 
Economic Forum in Amman, Jordan and, therefore, missed three recorded 
votes.
  I take my voting responsibility very seriously and would like the 
Congressional Record to reflect that, had I been present, I would have 
voted ``yes'' on recorded vote No. 177, ``yes'' on recorded vote No. 
178, and ``yes'' on recorded vote No. 179.

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