[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 162 (Wednesday, November 28, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H8431]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, this morning I attended an important 
Congressional Steel Caucus meeting with Department of Commerce 
Secretary Don Evans and Undersecretary of Commerce for International 
Trade Grant Aldonas to discuss effective remedies to combat the illegal 
importation of subsidized steel products. I was presiding this steel 
caucus discussion when recorded votes were ordered, and I miss three 
rollcall votes. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on the 
Journal vote (rollcall Vote 451); I would have voted ``aye'' on H. Con. 
Res. 77 (rollcall Vote 452); and I would have voted ``aye'' on H.R. 
2722 (rollcall Vote 453).

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