[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 83 (Tuesday, June 23, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1201]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. MAJOR R. OWENS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 23, 1998

  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I was detained yesterday and missed the 
following rollcall votes. Had I been present, I would have voted in the 
following manner:
  H. Con. Res. 228, Money Laundering Investigations in Mexico, rollcall 
no. 255 ``yea''.
  H. Res. 451, Oppose Increase in Postal Rates, rollcall no. 256 
``yea''.
  H.R. 4059, Military Construction Appropriations for FY 1999, rollcall 
no. 254 ``yea''.
  H.R. 4060, Energy and Water Development Appropriations for FY 1999, 
rollcall no. 253 ``yea''.
  Amendments to H.R. 4060 by Rep. Foley to eliminate the bill's $5 
million in funding for the Energy Department's Nuclear Energy Research 
Initiative, rollcall no. 252 ``nay''.

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