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Mike Crapo: during Senate vote No. 139, pertaining to amendment No. 779, I was necessarily absent. Had I been present, I intended to…

On the recordJune 15, 2005
during Senate vote No. 139, pertaining to amendment No. 779, I was necessarily absent. Had I been present, I intended to vote ``yes.'' I ask that the Record reflect this. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kansas.
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Mike Crapo
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