[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 98 (Thursday, July 18, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1294]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. DOUG BEREUTER

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 18, 2002

  Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Speaker, on July 17, 2002, an event at the White 
House to which this Member was invited caused this Member to 
unavoidably miss 4 roll call votes on H.R. 5093, a bill to provide 
FY2003 appropriations for the Department of the Interior. Had this 
Member been present, he would have voted in the following manner:
  Rollcall vote number 315--``no'' (the amendment offered by the 
gentlelady from California, Mrs. Capps); Rollcall vote number 316--
``aye'' (the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oregon, Mr. 
Blumenauer); Rollcall vote number 317--``aye'' (the amendment offered 
by the gentleman from Arizona, Mr. Shadegg); and Rollcall vote number 3 
18--``aye'' (final passage of H.R. 5093).

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