[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 21, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H5357]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, due to my plane being grounded as 
a result of stormy weather, I was detained for more than 3 hours. 
Unfortunately I missed the vote on H.R. 3415, a bill repealing the 4.3 
cent increase in transportation motor fuels excise tax. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 182, ``aye'' 
on rollcall vote No. 180, and ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 181. I also 
would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. 183, a bill recognizing 
the 10th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
  Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, because of inclement weather, I was 
unavoidably absent for votes today. If the plane could have landed at 
the scheduled time, I would have been present to vote ``yes'' on 
ordering the previous question on H.R. 3415, ``no'' on the motion to 
recommit on H.R. 3415, ``yes'' on final passage on H.R. 3415, and 
``yes'' on House Concurrent Resolution 167.

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