[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1401]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, on the afternoon of February 1 and February 2, 
2005, I was absent for several votes and regret missing them. Had I 
been present, I would have voted: Vote No. 14, Honoring the 
contributions of Catholic Schools--``yea''; No. 15, Dalip Singh Saund 
Post Office Building Designation--``yea''; No. 16, Expressing the 
continued support of Congress for equal access of military recruiters 
to institutions of higher education--``yea''; No. 17, Commending the 
Palestinian people for conducting a free and fair presidential 
election--``yea''; No. 18, Expressing the strong concern of the House 
of Representatives that the European Union may end its embargo against 
the Peoples Republic of China--``yea''; and No. 19, Relating to the 
free election in Iraq held on January 30, 2005--``yea.''

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