[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 139 (Wednesday, October 8, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1966]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 8, 1997

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained and unable to 
vote on rollcall vote Nos. 497 through 499. Had I been present, I would 
have voted ``no'' on roll call No. 497, passage of H.R. 629, to grant 
the consent of the Congress to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
Disposal Compact; ``yes'' on rollcall No. 498, the Vento amendment to 
H.R. 901, to exempt sites nominated under the Convention on Wetlands of 
International Importance from the provisions of the bill; and ``yes'' 
on rollcall No. 499, ordering the previous question on H. Res. 262, the 
rule governing House consideration of the Senate amendments to the 
Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act. I ask unanimous consent to have this 
statement appear in the appropriate place in the Congressional Record.

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