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“PERSONAL EXPLANATION” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1327 on July 8, 2004.
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PERSONAL EXPLANATION
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HON. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES
of ohio
in the house of representatives
Thursday, July 8, 2004
Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the following statement appear in the appropriate place in the Congressional Record behind the votes for Wednesday, July 7, 2004: unfortunately, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present for the recorded Roll Call votes number 326 through number 335, I would have voted in the following way:
No. 326--H. Con. Res. 410--Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. I would have voted ``yes.''
No. 327--H. Con. Res. 257--Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Harry W. Colmery. I would have voted ``yes.''
No. 328--On agreeing to the Manzullo, Velazquez, Serrano amendment to provide $79.1 million for the Small Business 7(a) loan program, the amount provided last year, to finance more than $13 billion in small business loans. I would have voted in favor of the amendment.
No. 329--On agreeing to the Flake (Arizona) Amendment prohibiting use of funds to implement new restrictions on gift parcels and other items allowed for travellers to Cuba. I would have voted ``yes.''
No. 330--On agreeing to the Weiner Amendment increasing COPS funding by $107 million and offsets that funding by cutting funding for the Census. I would have voted ``yes.''
No. 331--On agreeing to the Hefley Amendment eliminating funding for the re-engineering design process for the 2010 short-form only Census. I would have voted ``no.''
No. 332--On agreeing to the Kucinich amendment on funding for the Commerce Department to expand the membership of the President's
``Manufacturing Council.'' I would have voted ``yes.''
No. 333--On agreeing to the Paul of Texas amendment No. 9. I would have voted ``no.''
No. 334--On agreeing to the Farr of California amendment prohibiting funds from being used to prevent states from implementing state lays authorizing the use of medical marijuana. I would have voted ``yes.''
No. 335--On agreeing to the Paul of Texas amendment No. 10. I would have voted ``no.''
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