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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Ms. KILPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, official business in my district 
prevents me from being present for legislative business scheduled for 
today, Thursday, October 7, 2004. Had I been present, I would have 
voted ``aye'' on the motion to instruct conferees to H.R. 42567, 
Homeland Security Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2005 (Rollcall No. 
502); ``aye'' on H.R. 4661, Internet Spyware Prevention Act (Rollcall 
No. 503); ``aye'' on H.R. 5213 (Rollcall No. 503); ``aye'' on H.R. 
5186, a bill to reduce certain special allowance payments and provide 
additional teach loan forgiveness on Federal student loans (Rollcall 
No. 504); ``no'' on the adoption of H. Res. 828, a resolution waiving 
the requirement of clause 6(a) of Rule 13 to provide for same day 
consideration of H.R. 4520 (Rollcall No. 505); ``aye'' on S. 1134, the 
Economic Development Administration Reauthorization Act of 2003 
(Rollcall No. 506); and ``aye'' on H.R. 5061, the Comprehensive Peace 
in Sudan Act (Rollcall No. 507).

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