[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18880]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. TIM ROEMER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 30, 1999

  Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Speaker, due to a family commitment I was unable to 
cast House rollcall vote 355 on July 30, 1999, to instruct conferees on 
the Financial Services Modernization bill, H.R. 10. If I had been 
present I would have voted ``aye.''
  This motion requires the conferees to insist on the strongest 
possible consumer protections for financial and medical privacy of 
consumers and to protect against discrimination in access to financial 
services, including not weakening the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). 
These are essential to protect consumers and to modernize the financial 
services industry.

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