[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17206]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. HOWARD COBLE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 21, 1999

  Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, on July 15 there were several rollcall votes 
on amendments to the FY2000 Treasury-Postal Appropriations bill, H.R. 
2490. Had I been there I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall No. 301; 
``aye'' on rollcall No. 302; ``no'' on rollcall No. 303; ``aye'' on 
rollcall No. 304. On final passage of H.R. 2490, I would have voted 
``no'' on rollcall No. 305.
  On July 16, the House considered the African Growth and Opportunity 
Act, H.R. 434. Had I been present I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall 
Nos. 306 and 307.
  On July 19 and 20, the House considered several bills under 
suspension of the rules. Had I been there I would have voted ``aye'' on 
rollcall Nos. 308, 309, 310, and 311.
  On July 20, the House considered several amendments to the American 
Embassy Security Act, H.R. 2415. Had I been present I would have voted 
``no'' on rollcall No. 312; ``aye'' on rollcall No. 313; and ``aye'' on 
rollcall No. 314.
  On July 20, the House also took up the rule on the Teacher 
Empowerment Act. Had I been there I would have voted ``aye'' on 
rollcall No. 315.
  On these dates, I was participating in the Fourth Annual 
International Symposium on Reduction of Patent Costs at the Hague, 
Netherlands, where I was the keynote speaker. This event was sponsored 
by the International Federation of Industrial Property Attorneys 
(FICPI) and the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). 
I had committed to participating in this event prior to the scheduling 
of votes.

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