[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 112 (Friday, July 26, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1389]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. MICHAEL P. FORBES

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 26, 1996

  Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I accompanied the President of the 
United States to Long Island to meet with the families of the victims 
of the tragic TWA Flight 800. The entire Nation has been paralyzed by 
this disaster. My prayers and thoughts are with those families and it 
is my hope that as a nation we can begin to move beyond the hurt and 
anger.
  Therefore, I was unavoidably detained from being here to cast my vote 
on H.R. 3816, the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of 
1997. Had I been here I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall No. 357, 
``yes'' on rollcall No. 358, ``no'' on rollcall No. 359, and ``yes'' on 
rollcall No. 360.
  Finally, on rollcall No. 361 I would have voted ``yes'' and on 
rollcall No. 362 I would have voted ``no.''

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