[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 147 (Tuesday, November 29, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                          UNAVOIDABLY DETAINED

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                           HON. STEPHEN HORN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 29, 1994

  Mr. HORN. Mr. Speaker, despite a 96.6-percent participation in 
rollcall votes over the course of this Congress, I was unable to be 
present to cast a number of votes during two separate occasions.
  First, I was unavoidably detained while the House was in session in 
order to testify in a Federal district court in Los Angeles, CA where 
an individual was being tried for physically threatening the staff in 
my district office. If I had been present to vote, I would have voted 
in the following manner:
  On rollcall vote No. 526, adoption of the fiscal year 1994 Energy and 
Water conference report, I would have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 527, fiscal year 1994 Energy and Water 
appropriations, to recede and concur in a Senate motion to terminate 
the Superconducter Supercollidor, I would have voted ``no.''
  On rollcall vote No. 528, the Vento motion to strike the Tauzin 
amendment regarding services of volunteers with regard to the National 
Biological Survey, I would have voted ``no.''
  On rollcall vote No. 529, the Dreier motion for a separate vote on 
the Taylor amendment regarding consent to enter private property with 
regard to the National Biological Survey, I would have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 530, passage of the bill, H.R. 1845, to 
authorize the National Biological Survey, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Second, because of hospitalization after successful surgery for 
prostate cancer in late May 1994, I was unable to cast a series of 
votes between May 23, 1994 and May 26, 1994. If I had been present to 
vote, I would have voted in the following manner:
  On rollcall vote No. 191, fiscal year 1995 Defense authorization, the 
Solomon amendment regarding military recruiting, I would have voted 
``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 192, fiscal year 1995 Defense authorization, the 
Dellums amendment regarding selective services, I would have voted 
``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 193, passage of the fiscal year 1995 military 
construction appropriations, I would have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 194, fiscal year 1995 Defense authorization, the 
Hansen amendment regarding base closure delay, I would have voted 
``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 195, fiscal year 1995 Defense authorization, the 
Harman-Horn amendment regarding the C-17 aircraft increase, I would 
have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 196, fiscal year 1995 Defense authorization, the 
Dellums amendment regarding Haitian policy, I would have noted ``no.''
  On rollcall vote No. 197, fiscal year 1995 Defense authorization, the 
Goss amendment regarding Haitian policy, I would have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 198, fiscal year 1995 Defense authorization, the 
Spence amendment regarding U.N. peacekeeping costs, I would have voted 
``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 199, National Highway System designation, the 
Clement amendment regarding the Indianapolis-Houston corridor, I would 
have voted ``no.''
  On rollcall vote No. 200, passage of National Highway System 
designation, I would have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 201, the rule on the fiscal year 1995 Foreign 
Operations, I would have voted ``no.''
  On rollcall vote No. 202, the previous question on the fiscal year 
1995 Foreign Operations appropriations, I would have voted ``no.''
  On rollcall vote No. 203, the rule on the fiscal year 1995 Foreign 
Operations appropriations, I would have voted ``no.''
  On rollcall vote No. 204, the committee substitute on the fiscal year 
Foreign Operations appropriations, I would have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 205, fiscal year 1995 Foreign Operations, the 
Callahan amendment regarding Russian aid, I would have voted ``no.''
  On rollcall vote No. 206, fiscal year 1995 Foreign Operations 
appropriations, the Burton amendment regarding South Africa aid, I 
would have voted ``aye.''

  On rollcall vote No. 207, fiscal year 1995 Foreign Operations 
appropriations, the Beilenson amendment regarding population 
development, I would have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 208, passage of the fiscal year 1995 Foreign 
Operations appropriations, I would have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 209, approval of the House Journal, I would have 
voted ``no.''
  On rollcall vote No. 210, the rule of the fiscal year 1995 
Legislative Branch appropriations, I would have voted ``no.''
  On rollcall vote No. 211, fiscal year 1995 Legislative Branch 
appropriations, the Thurman amendment to cut salary and expenses, I 
would have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 212, fiscal year 1995 Legislative Branch 
appropriations, the Pomeroy amendment to cut the House franking budget, 
I would have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 213, fiscal year 1995 Legislative Branch 
appropriations, the Bereuter amendment to cut the General Accounting 
Office by $31 million, I would have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 214, the motion to recommit the fiscal year 1995 
Legislative Branch appropriations in order to seek more economies, I 
would have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 215, fiscal year 1995 Legislative Branch 
appropriations, the motion to recommit with instructions to reduce the 
appropriations for House Information Systems by $13 million, I would 
have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 216, passage of the fiscal year 1995 Legislative 
Branch appropriations, I would have voted ``no.''
  Third, though in Washington, D.C., I was unavoidably detained from 
reaching the House floor in time to cast votes on a limited number of 
occasions due to the course of official business, such as extended 
committee hearings. If I had been in the chamber I would have voted in 
the following manner:
  On rollcall vote No. 35, on approving the Journal, I would have voted 
``no.''
  On rollcall vote No. 48, on approving the Journal, I would have voted 
``no.''
  On rollcall vote No. 274, the rule for the consideration of the bill 
H.R. 2491, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, I would have voted ``no.''
  On rollcall vote No. 290, passage of the bill H.R. 2491, I would have 
voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 340, an amendment to cut the $26,284,000 
appropriation in the bill for salaries and expenses for the 
administration of economic development assistance programs within the 
Department of Commerce's Economic Development administration, I would 
have voted ``aye.''
  On rollcall vote No. 490, an amendment to delete provisions of the 
bill that grant certain collective bargaining provisions to employees 
of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, I would have voted 
``no.''

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