[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E618]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. HAROLD ROGERS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 24, 2002

  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, April 18, 2002, I 
was in Somerset, Kentucky attending the funeral services for a dear 
friend of mine, Pulaski County Sheriff Sam Catron. As such, I was not 
present for rollcall votes #99-103. The votes were on the approval of 
the journal, a motion to instruct conferees on the farm security bill, 
and consideration of H.R. 586, the Tax Relief Guarantee Act of 2002. 
Had I been present, I would have voted yea on rollcalls #99, 101, 102, 
103, and nay on rollcall #100.

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