[Extensions of Remarks]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                             HON. JIM RYUN

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 20, 2004

  Mr. RYUN of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, I missed six votes in 
the House of Representatives on July 15, 2004. Had I been in attendance 
I would have made the following votes:
  Vote on the Buyer Amendment to H.R. 4814, Foreign Operations 
Appropriations Act of FY 2005. Had I been in attendance, I would have 
voted ``yea.''
  Vote on the Sanders Amendment to H.R. 4814, Foreign Operations 
Appropriations Act of FY 2005. Had I been in attendance, I would have 
voted ``no.''
  Vote on the Nethercutt Amendment to H.R. 4814, Foreign Operations 
Appropriations Act of FY 2005. Had I been in attendance, I would have 
voted ``yea.''
  Vote on the Jackson-Lee Amendment to H.R. 4814, Foreign Operations 
Appropriations Act of FY 2005. Had I been in attendance, I would have 
voted ``no.''
  Vote on the Weiner Amendment to H.R. 4814, Foreign Operations 
Appropriations Act of FY 2005. Had I been in attendance, I would have 
voted ``yea.''
  Vote on final passage of H.R. 4814, Foreign Operations Appropriations 
Act of FY 2005. Had I been in attendance, I would have voted ``no.''

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