[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17591]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 22, 1999

  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, due to a medical evaluation on Tuesday, July 
20, 1999, I was absent for rollcall votes 311-315. If I had been 
present for these votes, I would have voted as indicated below.
  Rollcall No. 311--``Yes'';
  Rollcall No. 312--``No'';
  Rollcall No. 313--``No'';
  Rollcall No. 314--``No'';
  Rollcall No. 315--``No''.

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