[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11850]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. SHADEGG. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall vote Nos. 229, 230, and 231, 
had I been present, I would have voted ``yea''. I went on the CODEL to 
Normandy to honor the 60th Anniversary of D-Day and the sacrifices of 
those who liberated Europe from Nazi control. Unfortunately, our Air 
Force plane had mechanical difficulties over the past 2 days that 
prohibited our travel back to the United States to participate in these 
votes. I regret the fact that I was not here to honor President Reagan 
and his legacy, but am honored to be present at tonight's state 
funeral.

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