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“PERSONAL EXPLANATION” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E604 on March 27, 2003.
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PERSONAL EXPLANATION
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HON. ADAM SMITH
of washington
in the house of representatives
Thursday, March 27, 2003
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, due to family reasons, I missed the following rollcall votes:
Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Sponsor: Representative Ron Kind; Motion agreed to: 411-13. To promote Department of the Interior efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, and for other purposes.
Mr. Speaker, due to family reasons, I was unable to vote on rollcall No. 85, a motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 961, the Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes''.
Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Sponsor: Representative Chris Cannon; Motion agreed to: 423-0. To revise the boundary of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in the States of Utah and Arizona.
Mr. Speaker, due to family reasons, I was unable to vote on rollcall No. 84, a motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 788, the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Boundary Revision Act. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes''.
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