[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2897]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. DAVID G. REICHERT

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 17, 2005

  Mr. REICHERT. Mr. Speaker, I was absent on February 16, 2005 due to 
the funeral of a close friend. Had I been present, I would have voted 
``yes'' on rollcall No. 35.

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