[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 109 (Tuesday, July 29, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1558]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. RICK WHITE

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 29, 1997

  Mr. WHITE. Mr. Speaker, due to unforseen delays caused by technical 
difficulties and inclement weather, I was unavoidably detained 
yesterday evening and missed a series of rollcall votes during 
consideration of H.R. 2209, the Fiscal Year 1998 Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act.
  Had I been able to cast my ballot, I would have voted against the 
Fazio amendment (rollcall vote number 332) to eliminate funds to 
increase the number of staff on the Joint Committee on Taxation. I 
would have voted for the Klug amendment (rollcall vote number 333) to 
reduce the number of full-time equivalent staff in the Government 
Printing Office. I would have voted against the motion to recommit the 
bill (rollcall vote number 334), and I would have voted for final 
passage of the bill (rollcall vote number 335)