[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17577]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. JAMES M. TALENT

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 21, 1999

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to explain that I was unable to 
vote on Messrs. Gilman and Markey, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Gibbons 
amendments to H.R. 2415, the American Embassy Security Act. I was 
needed at home in Missouri for family reasons. At the time of the 
votes, I was flying back to Washington and was unable to return in 
time.
  If I had voted, I would have voted yes on Messrs. Gilman and Markey's 
amendment to restrict all nuclear agreements and cooperation between 
the U.S. and Korea. I would have voted yes on Mr. Sanders' amendment to 
prohibit State Department employees from imposing restrictions or 
interfering on Asian and African nations from importing prescription 
medications from the lowest-priced source available. And I would have 
voted yes on Mr. Gibbons' amendment to require the Secretary of State 
to issue regulations authorizing that certain requirements be adhered 
to before a person younger than 14 years of age may be issued his or 
her first passport.

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