[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5441]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 17, 2005

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, today I was absent at a previously 
scheduled commitment and missed the recorded votes on Roll Call Number 
82, the Obey Amendment to H. Con. Res. 95; Roll Call Number 83, the 
Hensarling Amendment to H. Con. Res. 95; and Roll Call Number 84, on H. 
Con. Res. 32, expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the 
occupation of the Republic of Lebanon by the Syrian Arab Republic.
  Had I been present, I would have voted ``No'' on Roll Call Number 82; 
``No'' on Roll Call Number 83; and ``Yes'' on Roll Call Number 84.

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