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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained and missed 
rollcall vote Nos. 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 
447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, and 459. 
Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall vote Nos. 
437, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 447, 449, 450, 452, 454, 456, and 458. I 
would have voted ``no'' on rollcall vote Nos. 438, 444, 445, 446, 448, 
451, 453, 455, 457, and 459.

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