[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 88 (Tuesday, July 11, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1200]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. RUBEN HINOJOSA

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 11, 2000

  Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I hosted Labor Secretary Alexis 
Herman in my Congressional District who was meeting with local 
officials and community members. Our late return to Washington resulted 
in my missing the following votes on H.R. 4461, making appropriations 
for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001:
  Roll No. 373, on agreeing to the Coburn amendment that sought to 
prohibit the use of any funding for drugs solely intended for the 
chemical inducement of abortion. Had I been present I would have voted 
no.
  Roll No. 374, on agreeing to the Royce amendment that sought to 
reduce by one percent each amount that is not required to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law. Had I 
been present I would have voted no.
  Roll No. 375, on agreeing to the Crowley amendment that prohibits the 
FDA from taking actions that restrict the purchase of prescription 
drugs in Canada and Mexico by United States citizens. Had I been 
present I would have voted aye.
  Roll No. 376, on agreeing to the Royce amendment that sought to 
prohibit any funding to award any new allocations under the market 
access program or pay salaries of personnel to award such allocations. 
Had I been present I would have voted no.
  Roll No. 377, on agreeing to the Coburn amendment that prohibits the 
FDA from taking any action to interfere with the import of drugs that 
have been approved for use within the United States and were 
manufactured in an FDA approved facility in the United States, Canada, 
or Mexico. Had I been present I would have voted aye.
  Roll No. 378, on agreeing to the Sanford amendment that sought to 
prohibit any funding by the Department of Agriculture to carry out a 
pilot program under child nutrition programs to study the effects of 
providing free breakfasts to students without regard to family income. 
Had I been present I would have voted no.

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