[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 131 (Friday, October 1, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H9201-H9210]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2084, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000
Mr. REYNOLDS. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I
call up House Resolution 318 and ask for its immediate consideration.
The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:
H. Res. 318
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be
in order to consider the conference report to accompany the
bill (H.R. 2084) making appropriations for the Department of
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. All points
of order against the conference report and against its
consideration are waived. The conference report shall be
considered as read.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York (Mr. Reynolds)
is recognized for 1 hour.
Mr. REYNOLDS. Mr. Speaker, for the purpose of debate only, I yield
the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms.
Slaughter), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume.
During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the
purpose of debate only.
Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 318 provides for the consideration of
the conference report to accompany H.R. 2084, the Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for fiscal year
2000.
The rule waives all points of order against the conference report and
against its consideration. The rule also provides the conference report
will be considered as read.
Mr. Speaker, this bill provides for appropriations for the Department
of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2000. The legislation before the House this morning is
vitally important to both the safety and the efficiency of travel and
transportation in the United States.
The bill provides for the necessary resources for America's highways
and airports, our railroads and public transportation facilities, and
safety in all forms of transportation.
Mr. Speaker, ensuring the safety of American motorists, fliers, and
travelers is this Government's highest responsibility, and clearly this
bill addresses those needs and concerns. Indeed, the underlying
legislation represents an increase in safety measures and resources in
every area of America's transportation system, from the Coast Guard, to
the Federal Aviation Administration, to the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration.
And even while we ensure adequate and appropriate financial resources
to meet those needs, our conferees have met the challenge, while
practicing fiscal responsibility and bipartisan cooperation,
maintaining the fiscal restraints adopted in the Balanced Budget Act of
1997.
I commend my friend and colleague, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr.
Wolf), the chairman of the Committee
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on Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, and the gentleman
from Minnesota (Mr. Sabo), for their hard work in crafting a
responsible bipartisan bill.
I urge my colleagues to support this rule and the underlying bill.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. SLAUGHTER. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
(Ms. SLAUGHTER asked and was given permission to revise and extend
her remarks.)
Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from New York for
yielding me time.
Mr. Speaker, I do not oppose the rule, the transportation
appropriations conference report for fiscal year 2000, but the
conference report itself should be the subject of vigorous debate today
as members of the authorizing committee and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure express their serious concerns about
provisions added to the conference report by the other body. There are
also issues which will be discussed on the floor today relating to
unfunded mandates and numerous legislative provisions which appear in
the conference report.
Mr. Speaker, there is no question but that the transportation system
of this Nation helps us to maintain our competitive edge worldwide.
There is no question but that the very same system must be maintained,
repaired, and upgraded constantly for that competitive edge to remain.
This is a goal shared by both the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure and the Subcommittee on Transportation of the Committee
on Appropriations. This debate might be described as a difference not
of where we are going, but how we get there.
I wish to thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Chairman Shuster)
and the ranking member, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) of
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the gentleman
from Virginia (Chairman Wolf), and the ranking member, the gentleman
from Minnesota (Mr. Sabo) of the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure Subcommittee on Appropriations, for sharing strong
support of and commitment to our transportation system for the people
of America, unmatched anywhere in the world.
Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back
the balance of my time.
Mr. REYNOLDS. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I
move the previous question on the resolution.
The previous question was ordered.
The resolution was agreed to.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 318, I call up
the conference report on the bill (H.R. 2084) making appropriations for
the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
The Clerk read the title of the conference report.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the conference report
is considered as having been read.
(For conference report and statement, see proceedings of the House of
September 30, 1999, at page H9077).
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
Virginia (Mr. Wolf) and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Sabo) each
will control 30 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wolf).
General Leave
Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may
have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks
on the conference report to accompany H.R. 2084, and that I may include
tabular and extraneous material.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Virginia?
There was no objection.
Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to bring before the House an excellent
conference report on the transportation appropriations bill for the
coming fiscal year. We have worked long and hard in truly a bipartisan
fashion, and I want to thank the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Sabo)
for that, with the Senate conferees to hammer out a conference
agreement which hopefully will easily pass this body.
We said earlier that this House would pass individual appropriation
bills in a timely manner and send them to the President for signature.
We have fallen a little bit behind, but here is a way to get us back on
track.
This is a bill which provides funding increases for all our vital
transportation systems and infrastructure and gives the President
another bill he can sign just as the new fiscal year begins.
Mr. Speaker, I include the following for the Record.
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Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SABO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
(Mr. SABO asked and was given permission to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. SABO. Mr. Speaker, this is a good bill. I hope we pass it. As
always, a bill does not reflect everything each of us might want or
what either the House or the Senate might want, but is a compromise.
This is a reasonable bill within the money available. I think it treats
the various programs fairly. It treats the huge array of requests we
had for funding fairly on a bipartisan basis, and I urge support of the
conference report.
I just want to take a moment to express my thanks to my staff, the
minority staff, Cheryl Smith and Marge Duske from my personal office,
and the majority staff, John Blazey, Rich Efford, Stephanie Gupta,
Linda Muir, and David Whitestone. They do outstanding work on behalf of
us.
I rise in strong support of the conference report on the FY2000
Transportation Appropriations conference report. I want to commend the
gentleman from Virginia for his tireless work in hammering out fair and
sensible compromises on the many difficult and controversial issues
that the transportation conferees were faced with this year.
One of the most difficult issues we faced concerned driver privacy
and the release of photographs and personal information contained on
driver records. I am not convinced that we arrived at the best
solution, but there was strong interest in the conference in
restricting the release of sensitive, information such as social
security numbers that are included on these records.
The gentleman from Virginia has touched on the significant funding
provisions in the bill. I would just reiterate that this conference
report includes $4.0 billion for the Coast Guard, an increase of $129
million over 1999, and funds the Coast Guard's highest priorities.
It provides $5.9 billion for FAA air traffic control and other
operations, an increase of $337 million over 1999. While we were not
able to provide as much as the Administration wanted for FAA operations
due to severe budget constraints, I am satisfied that we have fully
provided for safety of the travelling public and have addressed some of
the concerns that the air traffic controllers have had regarding
funding for this account.
The conference report funds both highways and transit at the
guaranteed amounts specified in TEA21 and includes all the projects
identified in TEA21. The conference report also includes the additional
$1.456 billion gas taxes for the highway program--the so-called Revenue
Aligned Budget Authority. This conference report ensures that every
state will receive additional highway dollars under the highway funding
formula allocation in TEA21, while protecting an additional $90 million
in revenue aligned budget authority for the highway demonstration
projects in TEA21.
I know that members of the California and New York delegations have
had concerns about provisions in the Senate conference report capping
the amount of transit funds those states would receive. This conference
report maintains the House position and does not include those
provisions.
With regard to truck safety, I believe the approach developed by the
gentleman from Virginia will contribute greatly to making our highways
safer. The conference report provides funding for motor carrier safety
operations as provided in the House-passed conference report, but
leaves the judgment of where this office should be relocated within DOT
to the Secretary.
Amtrak is also fully funded at its budget request of $571 million in
the conference agreement. This will enable Amtrak to continue its
critical investments in its infrastructure and improve passenger rail
service in the Northeast and other parts of the country where there is
strong support for retaining and improving rail service.
Mr. Speaker, in closing, I want to again commend the chairman of the
Subcommittee, the gentleman from Virginia, for the way he has handled
the transportation subcommittee's business this year. He has been fair
and open to suggestions as to how we could improve this bill and
develop a final product that we all could support.
I also want to thank the majority staff--John Blazey, Rich Efford,
Stephanie Gupta, Linda Muir and David Whitestone. They do a great job
in attending to all the tedious detail and legwork that goes into this
conference report.
In closing, Mr. Speaker, this is a fair and balanced conference
report. I strongly urge a ``yes'' vote.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, before I close, let me just also again thank all the
Members for their help and their support in working on this very
important bill. We had emphasized safety, which I think has been
addressed very, very well.
I again want to thank the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Sabo), and I
want to thank the staff members. John Blazey, who did an outstanding
job; along with Rich Efford, Stephanie Gupta; Linda Muir; and David
Whitestone from my office; Cheryl Smith from Mr. Sabo's side; Marjorie
Duske. Also from the Senate side, because we worked with them, Wally
Burnett, Joyce Rose, Paul Doerrer, Peter Rogoff, and Denise Matthews. I
just want to thank all of them. It has been a long, hard effort.
Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the
conference report for H.R. 2084, the Fiscal Year 2000 Department of
Transportation Appropriations Act. There are many, many reasons why I
oppose this conference report, not the least of which is the fact that
most Members, including myself, have not even seen the report. Other
Members have merely been able to glance at it, making it nearly
impossible for my colleagues and I to make an informed decision on how
to vote for this conference report. However, what I do know about the
details of this conference report, I do not like.
One of the main reasons why I oppose this conference report is the
fact that the conferees have decided to eliminate the general fund
contribution to aviation funding. Historically, approximately 30
percent of the Federal Aviation Administration's funding has come from
the general fund, rather than the aviation trust fund. The general fund
payment is used to fund a variety of FAA services that benefit society
as a whole. In fact, every American, whether he or she knows it or not,
benefits from our national aviation system. The safe and efficient
operation of a strong national aviation system allows our economy to
grow and thrive. Therefore, the general fund contribution to aviation
is more than justified. That is why, on June 15, 1999, the House of
Representatives voted two-to-one in favor of retaining the general fund
contribution in AIR 21, the Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the
21st Century. However, with this conference report, the appropriators
have decided to ignore this decisive vote and eliminate the general
fund contribution to aviation funding in Fiscal Year 2000.
Another reason why I am opposed to this conference report is the
inadequate and shameful level of funding for the Chicago Transit
Authority. The CTA, one of the oldest transit systems in the United
States, needs significant New Start funding to complete two important
projects--reconstruction of the 102-year-old Douglas Branch on the Blue
Line and capacity expansion of the Ravenswood Line. Both projects are
critical to Chicago's transit system and cannot be completed without
federal New Start funding, despite the substantial investments already
made by the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois.
The Chicago region is currently the third most congested metropolitan
area in the United States. Each day the CTA serves a population of
approximately 3.7 million in Chicago and 38 of its surrounding suburbs.
In fact, ridership on the CTA has reached new levels, increasing
system-wide for the first time in more than a decade. Yet, at least 12
cities with much lower congestion, smaller transit systems and vastly
lower ridership than the Chicago region are provided substantially
more--most more than double--than Chicago's allocation of new start
funds in this conference report. This is just not right.
This conference report virtually ignores the capital needs of the
CTA. It ignores the outstanding needs of our national aviation system
by eliminating the general fund contribution. And, these are just two
examples of what is--or, more accurately, what is not--in this
conference report. I cannot even imagine what else this conference
report might contain. As a result, I must vote against this conference
report and I urge my colleagues to do the same.
Ms. KILPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in strong support of the FY
2000 Conference Report on Transportation Appropriations. I would like
to commend the work of my Chairman, Mr. Wolf and My Ranking Member, Mr.
Sabo, as well as all of the other members of the Subcommittee and staff
who worked extremely hard to make this a good bill.
The FY 2000 Transportation Appropriations Conference Report Addresses
the Needs of the Nation
As members of Congress and this Subcommittee it is our job to focus
on the present and future transportation needs of the country. Today
our communities face old and deteriorating transit systems. Our green
spaces shrink in the shadow of urban sprawl, and massive commuter
traffic flows have turned
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our freeways and highways into rolling parking lots. As our economy
continues to grow there is more and more pressure on our highways,
skyways, roads and railways. Increased trade with our neighbors in
Canada and Mexico means that we in Congress will have to work harder to
maintain the quality and safety of our roads, highways and borders.
We have worked hard in Subcommittee to address these problems. This
bill increases funding for the Coast Guard by $129 million dollars to
$4 billion. The job of defending our coastline from the creative
tactics used by drug smugglers has become more and more difficult. I
will personally seek to find funding that allows the Coast Guard to
address these difficulties and prevent drugs from reaching our
neighborhoods.
The Conference Report provides over $20 billion for highway
obligations for TEA 21 guaranteed levels. These funds will go to
important highway projects aimed at upgrading deteriorating highways
and eliminating gridlock.
The FY 2000 Transportation Appropriations Conference Report Addresses
the Needs of the City of Detroit and the State of Michigan
The state of Michigan will receive an outstanding $27.5 million
dollars in funding for buses and bus facilities. In Detroit, the city I
represent, these funds will go to projects like Time Transfer Centers
to help those transitioning from welfare to work. By providing child
care, retail, training, government and other needed services, these
Centers will give people the tools they need to successfully empower
themselves.
In 1999, Detroit was hit by paralyzing snow storms that shut down
city streets for days on end. This bill provides funding that will help
efficiently deal with weather emergencies. Funding provided in this
measure will aid in the Development of Intelligent Transit Systems that
use computer aided technology.
I have also secured funding to aid in the development of High Speed
Rail between the City of Detroit and Chicago. High Speed Rail will give
the citizens of Michigan an added choice in travel along this vital
national corridor.
During the debate on the Transportation Appropriations Conference
Report of FY 1998 I voiced my dissatisfaction with the level of funding
provided the state of Michigan. Today, as a member of the
Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, I stand poised to
rectify this situation.
I strongly support the passage of H.R. 2084.
Mr. SABO. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I
move the previous question on the conference report.
The previous question was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the conference report.
Pursuant to clause 10 of rule XX, the yeas and nays are ordered.
Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on the
conference report will be postponed until later today.
The pending business is the question of agreeing to the conference
report on the bill, H.R. 2084, on which the yeas and nays are ordered.
The Clerk read the title of the conference report.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the
conference report.
Pursuant to clause 10 of rule XX, the yeas and nays are ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 304,
nays 91, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 37, as follows:
[Roll No. 466]
YEAS--304
Abercrombie
Aderholt
Allen
Andrews
Archer
Armey
Bachus
Ballenger
Barr
Barrett (NE)
Bartlett
Becerra
Bentsen
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop
Bliley
Blunt
Boehner
Bonilla
Bonior
Bono
Boucher
Boyd
Brady (TX)
Brown (OH)
Bryant
Burr
Buyer
Callahan
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canady
Cannon
Capps
Capuano
Carson
Castle
Chabot
Chambliss
Clayton
Clement
Clyburn
Coburn
Collins
Combest
Costello
Cox
Coyne
Cramer
Crane
Crowley
Cunningham
Danner
Davis (FL)
Davis (VA)
Deal
DeGette
DeLauro
DeLay
DeMint
Deutsch
Diaz-Balart
Dickey
Dicks
Dixon
Dooley
Doyle
Dreier
Dunn
Edwards
Ehlers
Emerson
Engel
English
Eshoo
Etheridge
Evans
Everett
Ewing
Farr
Fletcher
Foley
Forbes
Fowler
Frank (MA)
Franks (NJ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Ganske
Gekas
Gephardt
Gibbons
Gillmor
Gilman
Gonzalez
Goode
Goodlatte
Gordon
Goss
Graham
Granger
Green (WI)
Greenwood
Gutknecht
Hall (OH)
Hansen
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Hayworth
Hill (IN)
Hill (MT)
Hilleary
Hilliard
Hobson
Hoekstra
Holt
Houghton
Hoyer
Hulshof
Hunter
Hyde
Inslee
Isakson
Istook
Jackson (IL)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jenkins
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Kennedy
Kilpatrick
King (NY)
Kingston
Knollenberg
Kolbe
Kuykendall
LaFalce
Lantos
Largent
Larson
Latham
Lazio
Leach
Lee
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
LoBiondo
Lofgren
Lowey
Lucas (KY)
Lucas (OK)
Luther
Maloney (CT)
Markey
Martinez
Mascara
Matsui
McCarthy (MO)
McCarthy (NY)
McCollum
McCrery
McGovern
McInnis
McIntosh
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinney
McNulty
Meehan
Meek (FL)
Menendez
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller, Gary
Minge
Mink
Moakley
Moore
Moran (VA)
Morella
Murtha
Myrick
Napolitano
Neal
Nethercutt
Ney
Norwood
Nussle
Obey
Olver
Ortiz
Ose
Owens
Oxley
Packard
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor
Payne
Pelosi
Peterson (PA)
Pickett
Pitts
Pombo
Pomeroy
Portman
Price (NC)
Pryce (OH)
Radanovich
Ramstad
Rangel
Regula
Reyes
Reynolds
Riley
Rivers
Rodriguez
Roemer
Rogan
Rogers
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Rothman
Roukema
Roybal-Allard
Ryan (WI)
Ryun (KS)
Sabo
Sanders
Sawyer
Saxton
Scott
Serrano
Sessions
Shadegg
Shaw
Shays
Sherman
Sherwood
Shimkus
Simpson
Sisisky
Skeen
Skelton
Smith (MI)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Souder
Spence
Spratt
Stabenow
Stark
Stenholm
Strickland
Stump
Stupak
Sununu
Talent
Tancredo
Tanner
Tauscher
Tauzin
Taylor (MS)
Taylor (NC)
Thomas
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thornberry
Thurman
Tiahrt
Tierney
Toomey
Towns
Turner
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Upton
Vento
Visclosky
Vitter
Walden
Walsh
Wamp
Watkins
Watt (NC)
Watts (OK)
Weldon (FL)
Weldon (PA)
Weller
Wexler
Weygand
Whitfield
Wicker
Wilson
Wolf
Woolsey
Wynn
Young (FL)
NAYS--91
Baird
Baker
Baldacci
Baldwin
Barcia
Barrett (WI)
Bass
Bereuter
Berkley
Berry
Blagojevich
Blumenauer
Boehlert
Borski
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Cardin
Coble
Condit
Conyers
Cook
Cooksey
Cubin
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
Dingell
Doggett
Doolittle
Duncan
Filner
Frost
Gilchrest
Green (TX)
Gutierrez
Hall (TX)
Hastings (FL)
Hefley
Herger
Hoeffel
Holden
Horn
Hostettler
Hutchinson
John
Johnson, E. B.
Jones (NC)
Kasich
Kelly
Kildee
Kind (WI)
Klink
Kucinich
LaHood
Lampson
LaTourette
Lipinski
Maloney (NY)
Manzullo
McDermott
Metcalf
Millender-McDonald
Miller, George
Moran (KS)
Nadler
Oberstar
Paul
Pease
Peterson (MN)
Petri
Phelps
Rahall
Royce
Salmon
Sanchez
Sandlin
Sanford
Schaffer
Schakowsky
Sensenbrenner
Shows
Shuster
Slaughter
Snyder
Stearns
Sweeney
Terry
Thune
Traficant
Waters
Weiner
Wise
ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1
Bateman
NOT VOTING--37
Ackerman
Barton
Berman
Brown (FL)
Burton
Chenoweth
Clay
Cummings
Delahunt
Ehrlich
Fattah
Ford
Fossella
Gejdenson
Goodling
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hooley
Jefferson
Johnson (CT)
Johnson, Sam
Jones (OH)
Kleczka
Levin
McHugh
Meeks (NY)
Mollohan
Northup
Pickering
Porter
Quinn
Rush
Scarborough
Velazquez
Waxman
Wu
Young (AK)
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Mr. BEREUTER, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Messrs. SHOWS,
KUCINICH, BOEHLERT, Ms. BERKLEY, Messrs. LaHOOD, JOHN, HALL of Texas,
SNYDER, GREEN of Texas, and Mrs. KELLY changed their vote from ``yea''
to ``nay.''
Messrs. WATT of North Carolina, BACHUS, ENGLISH, UDALL of Colorado,
and HOYER changed their vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
So the conference report was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Stated for:
Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, during rollcall vote 466, I was
unavoidably detained and unable to be on the House floor during that
time. Had I been here I would have voted ``yea.''
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Mrs. NORTHUP. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 466, I was unavoidably
detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''
Mr. PICKERING. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 466, I was inadvertently
detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''
Ms. VELAQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained during rollcall
vote No. 466, which provided for consideration of H.R. 2084, Conference
Report for FY 2000 Transportation Appropriations. If I had been present
I would have voted ``yes.''
Mr. FOSSELLA. Mr. Speaker, I am not recorded on rollcall No. 466 for
the Conference Report accompanying H.R. 2084, making appropriations for
the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2000. I was unavoidably detained and
therefore, could not vote for this conference report. Had I been
present, I would have voted ``yes'' on rollcall No. 466.
Stated against:
Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, during rollcall vote No. 466, I was
unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''
Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained during rollcall
vote No. 466. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.''
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