[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23798]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. RUBEN HINOJOSA

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 4, 1999

  Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, last week, a death in my family resulted 
in my missing four rollcall votes--466, 467, 468 and 469--on Friday, 
October 1. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: Rollcall 
466--On agreeing to the conference report, H.R. 2084, Transportation 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2000--``yea''; rollcall 
467--On agreeing to the resolution waiving points of order against the 
Conference Report on H.R. 1906, Agriculture and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act FY 2000--``nay''; rollcall 468--Motion to Recommit 
the Conference Report on H.R. 1906, Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 
2000--``yea''; rollcall 469--On agreeing to the Conference Report, H.R. 
1906, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2000--``yea.''

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