[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 98 (Tuesday, July 21, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1372]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. HOWARD COBLE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 21, 1998

  Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, on July 20, the House considered several 
measures under suspension of the rules. On rollcall votes 297, 298, 
299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, and 308 had I been present 
I would have voted ``yea.''
  On this date, I was representing the Subcommittee on Courts and 
Intellectual Property at a meeting of the National Music Publishers 
Association. I had committed to participating in this event prior to 
the scheduling of votes.

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