[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 71 (Tuesday, May 22, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E888]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. THOMAS H. ALLEN

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 22, 2001

  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, during the weeks of May 7, and May 14, 2001, 
I was unavoidably absent for seven rollcall votes, due to the illness 
and death of a family member.
  Had I been present I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall votes 109, 
110, 111, 112, and 113, and voted ``nay'' on rollcall votes 107 and 
108.

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