[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 38 (Wednesday, April 10, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S2482]
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                            VOTE EXPLANATION

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I submit this statement to explain my 
absence today on the rollcall vote regarding the amendment offered by 
my good friend from Nevada, Senator Reid. Unfortunately, I am absent 
for medical reasons and was unable to vote today. However, I wanted to 
express my support for Senator Reid's amendment and had I been here, my 
intention to vote not to table the amendment.
  Senator Reid's amendment just made sense. This is a debate over 
energy legislation and it is logical to limit Senator Feinstein's 
amendment to energy derivatives. If this body feels there is a need to 
extend the provisions in Senator Feinstein's amendment to metals, which 
I am not convinced that we need to do, then we should take that issue 
up at the appropriate time and in the appropriate vehicle. For that 
reason, I would have voted not to table Senator Reid's amendment.

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