[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1574]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. MICHAEL E. CAPUANO

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 12, 2002

  Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, September 11, 2002, I was in 
my congressional district participating in ceremonies honoring 
constituents who perished in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks 
on America. Due to this circumstance, I was unable to cast a vote for 
rollcall 384. Had I been present, I would have voted in the following 
manner: ``Yea'' on rollcall 384.

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