[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 135 (Wednesday, October 10, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1842]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. DOUG BEREUTER

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 10, 2001

  Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, this Member was absent for 
official business purposes in Ottawa, Canada, as the Chairman of the 
House delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly for the major 
annual meeting during the evening of October 9, 2001, and unfortunately 
missed two roll call votes. Had this Member been present, this Member 
would have voted in the following ways:
  1. Rollcall No. 372--``aye'' on final passage of H. Con. Res. 244 
authorizing the printing of a revised edition of the publication 
entitled ``Our Flag.''
  2. Rollcall No. 373--``aye'' on final passage of H. Res. 250 
expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary 
of Energy should increase the capacity of the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve to 1,000,000,000 barrels of crude oil.

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