[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 175 (Monday, December 8, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H12854]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, the conference report for H.R. 2673 allows 
disastrous overtime regulations to go through, bows to pressure on FCC 
media ownership regulations, contains inadequate funding for the 
manufacturing extension partnership, and includes a flawed public 
school vouchers program. I have opposed all of these provisions in past 
votes. While I have strong concerns about these and other provisions 
contained in and left out of this omnibus appropriations bill, had I 
been in attendance, I would have cast an ``aye'' vote on rollcall No. 
676 in support of the many important programs this bill funds.
  I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall No. 677, the motion to table 
the Democratic Leader's Privileged Resolution.

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