[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1398]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. MICHAEL P. FORBES

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 30, 1996

  Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, on July 25, 1996, 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. 632 I would have voted no.

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