[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1633]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. HENRY E. BROWN, JR.

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 27, 2005

  Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I am writing to nofify you 
that I was absent July 21, 2005. The reason for my absence was that I 
had to have an emergency appendectomy at the Bethesda Naval Hospital.
  Regarding the votes that I missed please see below for the way that I 
would have voted had I been present:
  Vote No. 401--Previous Question--``aye.''
  Vote No. 402--Adoption of the Rule for H.R. 3199--USA PATRIOT and 
Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005--``aye.''
  Vote No. 403--Flake/Schiff Amendment--``aye.''
  Vote No. 404--Issa Amendment--``aye.''
  Vote No. 405--Capito Amendment--``aye.''
  Vote No. 406--Flake/Delahunt/Otter/Nadler Amendment--``aye.''
  Vote No. 407--Delahunt/Flake/Otter Amendment--``aye.''
  Vote No. 408--Flake/Otter Amendment--``aye.''
  Vote No. 409--Berman/Delahunt Amendment--``nay.''
  Vote No. 410--Schiff/Coble/Forbes Amendment--``aye.''
  Vote No. 411--Hart Amendment--``aye.''
  Vote No. 412--Jackson-Lee Amendment--``nay.''
  Vote No. 413--Likely Democrat Motion to Recommit--``nay.''
  Vote No. 414--Final Passage of H.R. 3199--USA PATRIOT and Terrorism 
Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005--``aye.''

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