[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 102 (Friday, July 20, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1386]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. JOHN B. LARSON

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 19, 2001

  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to state on the 
record that my vote on Roll Call Vote 248 (final passage for H.R. 2500, 
Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002) did not 
register. I inserted my voting card into the machine and voted aye, but 
my vote did not register. This is the second time that this has 
occurred this year on the final passage of a bill, despite the fact 
that my voting card was recently replaced after it would not work at 
all. While I realize that human error can be involved in this 
situation, the fact that I was in the Chamber and voting, and my card 
has malfunctioned so many times in the past, I think it is self-evident 
that my vote should have been recorded as aye on Roll Call Vote 248 and 
I ask unanimous consent that this statement appear after Roll Call Vote 
No. 248 in the permanent Congressional Record.

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