[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 28, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: June 28, 1994]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Speaker, due to personal business I was unavoidably 
detained in returning to the Capitol today. As a result, Mr. Speaker, I 
missed two votes for consideration under suspension of the rules on 
H.R. 3626 and H.R. 3636 to provide full competition in the 
telecommunications industry. Had I been present, I would have voted 
``yes'' for both bills respectively. I believe that these measures 
provide opportunities for all Americans to benefit from a level playing 
field in the telecommunications industry. New communications and 
information technologies have brought America to a crossroads. Hence, 
as legislators, we must seize this enormous potential to bring the 
benefits of the ``Information Age'' to all Americans by enlarging the 
telecommunications markets.
  Mr. Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted against the 
Porter amendment to H.R. 4606.

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