[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 54 (Thursday, May 4, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E641]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                             HON. JOE BACA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 4, 2000

  Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, due to a speaking engagement outside the 
Capitol I was unable to cast a vote today on H. Res. 488, the rule to 
waive the two-thirds requirement for same day consideration of H.R. 
434.
  Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''
  I share the concern of America's workers that the Caribbean Basin 
Initiative contained in H.R. 434 will jeopardize American jobs.




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