[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 52 (Tuesday, May 2, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E607-E608]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 2, 2000

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, due to flu, I unavoidably missed 8 votes on 
April 13th. If I had been present, I would have voted as follows:
  ``Yes'' on the Journal (rollcall No. 123).
  ``No'' on the Rule to the Budget Resolution (No. 124).
  ``No'' on the Budget Resolution because it sets up unworkable 
appropriations caps and cuts vital domestic spending too deeply (No. 
125).
  ``Yes'' on the Rangel motion to recommit the Date Certain Tax Code 
Replacement Act (No. 126).

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  ``No'' on the Date Certain Tax Code Replacement Act (No. 127). To say 
one is going to end a tax system without spelling out what the 
replacement will be is economic nonsense and, if anyone actually 
believed this nonsense, would lead to tremendous financial instability.
  ``Yes'' on the Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act (No. 128).
  ``Yes'' on Mr. Barrett's amendment to the Radio Broadcasting 
Preservation Act (No. 129), and
  ``No'' on passage of the Radio Broadcasting Preservation Act (No. 
130).

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