[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 77 (Friday, June 17, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: June 17, 1994]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, on the vote just taken on the motion to 
rise, we had some miscommunications problems. Let me explain to the 
best of my knowledge what happened.
  The Committee on Ways and Means, as all of you know, are involved in 
marking up a very controversial but a very important bill. When the 
vote to rise occurred, I called over here to ask the vote to be delayed 
until we could finish that voting process.
  I received word back that the vote would be delayed until we had 
completed that voting process.
  Unfortunately, the vote was not delayed, and 38 members of the 
Committee on Ways and Means who were trying to do their job were unable 
to vote on that vote. I do not know whether it would have affected the 
outcome of the rising or not, but it being Friday, it probably would 
not have.
  I want to have that explanation entered into the Record.
  Mr. Speaker, I apologize to all my members of the Committee on Ways 
and Means who missed that vote because of what I said, and I would ask 
unanimous consent that all members of the Committee on Ways and Means 
who may wish to may have 5 legislative days to insert anything in the 
Record that they want to on this subject matter.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Florida?
  There was no objection.

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