[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16494]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. JIM McDERMOTT

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 16, 1999

  Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I was absent and unable to vote due to my 
recovery from heart surgery, July 12, 1999-July 16, 1999.
  On July 12, 1999: I would have voted against approving the journal 
(rollcall No. 277). I would have voted present on H. Con. Res. 107 
(rollcall No. 278). I would have voted present on H. Con. Res. 117 
(rollcall No. 279).
  On July 13, 1999: I would have voted in favor of H.R. 2465 (rollcall 
No. 280). I would have voted in favor of H.R. 2465 (rollcall No. 280). 
I would have voted in favor of the McGovern amendment to H.R. 2466 
(rollcall No. 281). I would have voted in favor of the Sanders 
amendment to H.R. 2466 (rollcall No. 282). I would have voted against 
the Coburn amendment to H.R. 2466 (rollcall No. 283).
  On July 14, 1999: I would have voted in favor of the Sanders 
amendment to H.R. 2466 (rollcall No. 284). I would have voted in favor 
of the Sanders amendment to H.R. 2466 (rollcall No. 285). I would have 
voted in favor of the Slaughter amendment to H.R. 2466 (rollcall No. 
286). I would have voted against the Stearns amendment to H.R. 2466 
(rollcall No. 287). I would have voted in favor of the Inslee amendment 
to H.R. 2466 (rollcall No. 288). I would have voted against the Weldon 
amendment to H.R. 2466 (rollcall No. 289). I would have voted in favor 
of the Klink amendment to H.R. 2466 (rollcall No. 290). I would have 
voted in favor of the Farr amendment to H.R. 2466 (rollcall No. 291). I 
would have voted against the Tancredo amendment to H.R. 2466 (rollcall 
No. 292). I would have voted in favor of the Wu amendment to H.R. 2466 
(rollcall No. 293). I would have voted in favor of the Klink amendment 
to H.R. 2466 (rollcall No. 294).
  On July 15, 1999; I would have voted in favor of the motion to 
recommit H.R. 2466 (rollcall No. 295). I would have voted in favor of 
final passage of H.R. 2466 (rollcall No. 296). I would have voted in 
favor of approving the journal (rollcall No. 297). I would have voted 
in favor of the Nadler amendment to H.R. 1691 (rollcall No. 298). I 
would have voted against final passage of H.R. 1691 (rollcall No. 299). 
I would have voted in favor of ordering the previous question (rollcall 
No. 300). I would have voted in favor of H. Res. 246 (rollcall No. 
301). I would have voted against the Sessions amendment to H.R. 2490 
(rollcall No. 302). I would have voted in favor of the Lowey amendment 
to H.R. 2490 (rollcall No. 303). I would have voted against the Sanders 
amendment to H.R. 2490 (rollcall No. 304). I would have voted against 
H.R. 2490 (rollcall No. 305).
  On July 16, 1999: I would have voted in favor of H. Res. 250 
(rollcall No. 306). I would have voted in favor of final passage of 
H.R. 434 (rollcall No. 307).

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