[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 120 (Wednesday, September 15, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1889]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. RICK LAZIO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 15, 1999

  Mr. LAZIO. Mr. Speaker, because I was unavoidably detained, I was 
absent for the vote on the Bereuter/Wicker amendment to H.R. 417. This 
amendment would prohibit campaign contributions to federal candidates 
from any individual other than a U.S. citizen or national. Had I been 
present, I would have voted in favor of the Bereuter amendment in part 
because it would have been consistent with my record. On July 14, 1998, 
I voted for a similar amendment offered by Representative Vito Fossella 
(vote #276 of the Second Session of the 105th Congress) during last 
year's debate on campaign finance reform.

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