[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 112 (Friday, August 1, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1577]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. MICHAEL P. FORBES

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 31, 1997

  Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, July 28, Tuesday, July 29, and 
Wednesday, July 30, I appreciated being granted excused absences due to 
a death in my family. Due to that absence, I missed several rollcall 
votes.
  Had I not been unavoidably absent on Monday, July 28, I would have 
voted in the following manner on H.R. 2209, the fiscal year 1998 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act:
  Aye on rollcall vote No. 335, on making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
for other purposes;
  Nay on rollcall vote No. 334, on a motion to recommit with 
instructions;
  Aye on rollcall vote No. 333, on agreeing to the Klug amendment to 
reduce the number of full-time personnel in the Government Printing 
Office by 10 percent;
  Nay on rollcall vote No. 332, on agreeing to the Fazio amendment to 
reduce the funds appropriated in the bill for the Joint Tax Committee 
by $238,000, maintaining the current funding level for the committee.
  Had I not been unavoidably absent on Tuesday, July 29, I would have 
voted:
  Aye on rollcall vote No. 340, on Mr. Jones' motion to suspend the 
rules and pass H.R. 1348, the Expanded War Crimes Act, amending United 
States Code, title 18, relating to war crimes.
  Aye on rollcall vote No. 339, on Mr. Barcia's motion to suspend the 
rules and agree to House Concurrent Resolution 75, expressing the sense 
of Congress regarding States' efforts against repeat criminals; that 
States should work more aggressively to attack the problem of violent 
crimes committed by repeat offenders and criminals serving abbreviated 
sentences.
  Also on Tuesday, July 29, I would have voted in the following manner 
on H.R. 2266, the fiscal year 1998 Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act:
  Aye on rollcall vote No. 338, on making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
and for other purposes.
  Nay on rollcall vote No. 337, on agreeing to the amendment to reduce 
the overall amount of funds appropriated in the bill by $4.3 billion.
  Nay on rollcall vote No. 336, on agreeing to the Obey amendment to 
eliminate the $331 million appropriation in the bill to begin advanced 
procurement of an additional 9 B-2 bombers; and transferring the funds 
to other procurement accounts, the Army Breast Cancer Research Program 
and applying the balance to deficit reduction.
  Had I not been unavoidably absent on Wednesdy, July 30, I would have 
voted:
  Aye on rollcall vote No. 348, on House Concurrent Resolution 133, on 
agreeing to the resolution expressing the sense of the Congress 
regarding the terrorist bombing in the Jerusalem market on July 30, 
1997.
  Nay on rollcall vote No. 347, H.R. 2159, on agreeing to the Paul 
amendment to strike all the funds in title I of the bill which 
essentially eliminates all funding for export and investment 
assistance.
  Aye on rollcall vote No. 345, H.R. 2015, the Balanced Budget Act 
Conference Report, on agreeing to the conference report providing for 
reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of 
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
  Aye on rollcall vote No. 343, House Resolution 202, on ordering the 
previous question; waiving points of order against the conference 
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2015) to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
  Aye on rollcall vote No. 342, on House Resolution 201, on agreeing to 
the resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules.
  Aye on rollcall vote No. 341, on House Resolution 201, on ordering 
the previous waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules.

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