[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14078]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. AMO HOUGHTON

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 23, 1999

  Mr. HOUGHTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to say that I missed votes numbered 
204-238 from June 14 to 18, 1999, as I was attending the inauguration 
ceremony of South African President Thabo Mbeki.
  Under the authorization of Chairman Ben Gilman of the House 
International Relations Committee, I was the sole representative of the 
U.S. Congress at the inauguration.

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