[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 120 (Friday, September 11, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H7607]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise at this time because, like 
the other four Members who represent Americans in the offshore 
territories, I was not able to vote on the issue of the rule, H. Res. 
525. But, Mr. Speaker, I believe in fairness and I believe that 
sensitive material should be kept confidential.
  The people in the territories, just like those on the mainland, 
believe in fairness and we believe in respect for the Office of the 
President. And, so, if I had been able to vote, I would have cast my 
vote against the resolution; I would have voted no.

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