[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 125 (Friday, September 18, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1759]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. DEBORAH PRYCE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 18, 1998

  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, during the week of September 14, 1998, I was 
absent due to an illness in my family. I received an official leave of 
absence from the Majority Leader in this regard.
  However, had I been present, I would have voted in the following 
manner on the following legislation:

     Monday, September 14, 1998
       S. 2206--Community Opportunities, Accountability, and 
     Training and Educational Services Act (Roll Call No. 426): 
     Aye.
       H. Con. Res. 304--Expressing the Sense of Congress 
     Regarding the Culpability of Slobodan Milosovic for War 
     Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, and Genocide in the Former 
     Yugoslavia (Roll Call No. 427): Aye.
       H. Con. Res. 254--Calling on the Government of Cuba to 
     Extradite to the United States Convicted Felon Joanne 
     Chesimard and all other Individual who have Fled the United 
     States to Avoid Prosecution or confinement for Criminal 
     Offenses and who Currently Living Freely in Cuba (Role Call 
     No. 428): Aye.
       H. Con. Res. 185--Sense of the Congress on the 50th 
     Anniversary of the Signing of the Universal Declaration of 
     Human Rights and Recommitting the U.S. to the Principles 
     Expressed in the Declaration (Roll Call No. 429): Aye.
     Tuesday, September 15, 1998
       H.R. 4101 (Roll Call No. 430)--making appropriations for 
     Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
     and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
       On ordering the previous question: Aye.
       H.R. 4103--Department of Defense Appropriations:
       On motion to instruct conferees (Roll Call No. 431): Aye.
       On motion to close portions of the conference (Roll Call 
     No. 432): Aye.
       H.R. 4328--making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999 and for other purposes:
       On motion to instruct conferees (Roll Call No. 433): Aye.
       H.R. 4194--making appropriations for the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for 
     sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
     corporation, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 1999, and for other purposes:
       On motion to instruct conferences (Roll Call No. 434): Aye.
       H.J. Res. 117--expressing the sense of Congress that 
     marijuana is a dangerous and addictive drug and should not be 
     legalized for medicinal use (Roll Call No. 435): Aye.
       S. 2073--to authorize appropriations for the National 
     Center for Missing and Exploited Children (Roll Call No. 
     436): Aye.
       H.R. 4382--to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise 
     and extend the program for mammography quality standards 
     (Roll Call No. 437): Aye.
     Wednesday, September 16, 1998
       H.R. 4300--to support enhanced drug interdiction efforts in 
     the major transit countries and support a comprehensive 
     supply eradication and crop substitution program in source 
     countries:
       On agreeing to the McCollum amendment (Roll Call No. 438): 
     Aye.
       On agreeing to the Reyes amendment as modified (Roll Call 
     No. 439): Nay.
       On agreeing to the Traficant amendment (Roll Call No. 440): 
     Aye.
       On agreeing to the Waters amendment (Roll Call No. 441): 
     Nay.
       Final Passage (Roll Call No. 442): Aye.
       H.R. 4550--to provide for programs to facilitate a 
     significant reduction in the incidence and prevalence of 
     substance abuse through reducing the demand illegal drugs and 
     the inappropriate use of illegal drugs:
       On agreeing to the Taylor amendment (Roll Call No. 443): 
     Nay.
       Final Passage (Roll Call No. 444): Aye.
     Thursday, September 17, 1998
       H.J. Res. 128 (Roll Call No. 445)--making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999 (Roll Call No. 445): 
     Aye.
       H.R. 4569--making appropriations for foreign operations, 
     export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
       H. Res. 542 (Roll Call No. 446)--providing for 
     consideration of H.R. 4569 making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purpose: 
     Aye.
       On agreeing to the Porter Amendment (Roll Call No. 447): 
     Aye.
       On agreeing to the Kennedy Amendment (Roll Call No. 448): 
     Nay.
       On passage (Roll Call No. 449): Aye.
     Friday, September 18, 1998
       H.R. 3248--Dollars to the Classroom Act:
       On agreeing to the Mink amendment: (Roll Call 450): Nay.
       On agreeing to the Martinez amendment (Roll Call 451): Nay.
       On passage: (Roll No. 452): Aye.

       

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