[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 157 (Sunday, November 9, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2278-E2279]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. MICHAEL P. FORBES

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Saturday, November 8, 1997

  Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, November 6, 1997, I appreciated 
being granted an excused absence for part of the day. Due to that 
absence, I missed several rollcall votes.
  Had I not been absent for part of the day on June 6, I would have 
voted in the following manner:
  ``No'' on rollcall No. 585--Motion to adjourn;
  ``No'' on rollcall No. 586--Motion to adjourn;

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  ``No'' on rollcall No. 587--Ordering the previous question on H. Res 
305;
  ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 588--Motion to table the motion to reconsider 
the vote on the previous question;
  ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 589--Agreeing to H. Res 305, waiving a 
requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect to consideration of 
certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and for other 
purposes;
  ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 590--Motion to table the motion to reconsider 
H. Res 305;
  ``No'' on rollcall No. 591--Motion to adjourn;
  ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 592--Agreeing to H. Res 188, urging the 
executive branch to take action regarding the acquisition by Iran of C-
802 cruise missiles;
  ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 593--Motion to table the motion to reconsider 
H. Res 188;
  ``No'' on rollcall No. 594--Motion to adjourn;
  ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 595--On passage of H.R. 967 to prohibit the 
use of United States funds to provide for the participation of certain 
Chinese officials in international conferences, programs, and 
activities and to provide that certain Chinese officials shall be 
ineligible to receive visas and excluded from admission to the United 
States;
  ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 596--Motion to table the motion to 
reconsider;
  ``No'' on rollcall No. 597--Motion to adjourn.

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