[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 17, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H286]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION
  Mr. MFUME. Mr. Speaker, due to a scheduling conflict in association 
with the celebration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I 
was forced to miss the vote that was taken today, Tuesday, January 17, 
1995.
  Had I been here, I would have voted ``aye'' to suspend the rules and 
pass the bill S. 2, the Congressional Accountability Act 1995.
  As my record will show, I have been a strong supporter in both 1994 
and 1995 of legislation to require that the Congress comply with the 
legislation it passes. I am pleased that this year this legislation was 
approved of by the other body, and like many of my colleagues I look 
forward to seeing it signed into law in the very near future.


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