[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 27 (Wednesday, March 5, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H739]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, due to flooding in my District, I was with 
Vice President Gore and local officials to discuss the flood this 
morning in Kenova, WV. Due to weather, my flight to Washington was 
canceled and I unavoidably missed Record votes numbered 29, 30, and 31.
  On Rollcall vote No. 29, House Concurrent Resolution 17, 
congratulating the people of Guatemala on negotiations for a peace 
process, I would have voted ``yes'' had I been present.
  On Rollcall vote No. 30, House Concurrent Resolution 18, 
congratulating the people of Nicaragua on the success of their 
democratic elections, I would have voted ``yes'' had I been present.
  On Rollcall vote No. 31, House Concurrent Resolution 31, a sense of 
Congress that Ten Commandments can be displayed in Government 
buildings, I would have voted ``yes'' had I been present.

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