[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 140 (Thursday, October 9, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H8741]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, this morning I attended the signing of the 
National Wildlife Refuge bill by President Clinton at the White House. 
As a consequence, I was unable to vote on rollcall Nos. 507 and 508. 
Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on both rollcalls: For 
the rule waiving points of order against the consideration of the 
conference report to accompany H.R. 2169, Transportation appropriations 
for fiscal 1998, and for the rule providing for the consideration of 
H.R. 2607, District of Columbia appropriations for fiscal 1998.

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