[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 76 (Thursday, June 5, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H3544-H3545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. PICKERING. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to return to Washington, DC, 
today due to a death in my family and missed the following votes:
  Rollcall vote No. 165, passage of the rule on House Resolution 160. 
Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Rollcall vote No. 166, on agreeing to the Conference Report House 
Concurrent Resolution 84, the FY 1998 Budget Resolution. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Rollcall vote No. 167, the Campbell Amendment (No. 52) to the Smith 
Amendment (No. 41) on H.R. 1757, the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act. Had I been present, I would voted ``nay.''
  Rollcall vote No. 168, the Smith Amendment (No. 41) to H.R. 1757, to 
prohibit U.S. population assistance for foreign organizations that 
perform abortions in foreign countries, or lobby for changes in such 
laws. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Rollcall vote No. 169, on agreeing to the Conference Report H.R. 
1469, the Disaster Recovery Act. Had I been present, I would have voted 
``aye.''

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