[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 131 (Saturday, September 26, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1827-E1828]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. DEBORAH PRYCE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Saturday, September 26, 1998

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, during the week of September 21, 
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:

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                     Wednesday, September 23, 1998

  H. Res. 545--impeaching Kenneth W. Starr, an independent counsel of 
the United States appointed pursuant to 28 United States Code section 
593(b), of high crimes and misdemeanors, motion to table the measure 
(Roll Call No. 453): AYE.
  H. Res. 144--to express support for the bicentennial of the Lewis and 
Clark Expedition (Roll Call No. 454): AYE.
  H. Res. 505--expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
with respect to the importance of diplomatic relations with the Pacific 
Island nations (Roll Call No. 455): AYE.
  H. Con. Res. 315--expressing the sense of the Congress condemning the 
atrocities by Serbian police and military forces against Albanians in 
Kosova and urging that blocked assets of the Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia (Serbian and Montenegro) under control of the United States 
and other governments be used to compensate the Albanians in Kosova for 
losses suffered through Serbian police and military action (Roll Call 
No. 456): AYE.


                      Thursday, September 24, 1998

  H.R. 4112--making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes (Roll 
Call No. 457): AYE.
  H.R. 3616--to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes (Roll 
Call No. 458): AYE.
  H.R. 3736--to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make 
changes relating to H-1B nonimmigrants:
  On agreeing to the Watt (NC) amendment (Roll Call No. 459): NAY
  On final passage (Roll Call No. 460): AYE.


                      Friday, September 25, 1998:

  H. Res. 552--providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4578) to 
amend the Social Security Act to establish the Protect Social Security 
Account into which the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit budget 
surpluses until a reform measure is enacted to ensure the long-term 
solvency of the OASDI trust funds, and for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4579) to provide tax relief for individuals, families, and 
farming and other small businesses, to provide tax incentives for 
education, to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other 
purposes;
  On ordering the previous question (Roll Call No. 461): AYE.
  On agreeing to the resolution (Roll Call No. 462): AYE.
  H.R. 4578--to amend the Social Security Act to establish the Protect 
Social Security Account into which the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
deposit budget surpluses until a reform measure is enacted to ensure 
the long-term solvency of the OASDI trust funds;
  On agreeing to the Rangel amendment (Roll Call No. 463): NAY.
  On passage (Roll Call No. 464): AYE.
  H. Res. 553--providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2621) to 
extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade 
agreements, and for other purposes (Roll Call No. 465): AYE.
  H.R. 2621--to extend trade authorities procedures with respect to 
reciprocal trade agreements, and for other purposes (Roll Call No. 
466): AYE.


                     Saturday, September 26, 1998:

  On approving the Journal (Roll Call No. 467): AYE.
  H.R. 4579--Taxpayer Relier Act of 1998:
  On agreeing to the Rangel Amendment (Roll Call No. 468): NAY.
  On passage (Roll Call No. 469): AYE.

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