[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 18207-18208]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                             HON. TOM COLE

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 26, 2005

  Mr. COLE of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, July 25, 2005, I was 
unavoidably detained on official business overseas.
  I respectfully request that the Congressional Record reflect that had 
I been present and voting, I would have voted as follows: Rollcall No. 
417: ``Yes'' (On motion to suspend the rules and agree to H.J. Res. 
59); Rollcall No. 418: ``Yes'' (On motion to suspend the rules and 
agree to H. Con. Res. 181); and Rollcall No. 419: ``Yes'' (On motion to 
suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 376).

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