[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24567]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. PATRICK J. KENNEDY

                            of rhode island

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 7, 1999

  Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island. Mr. Speaker, on October 4, 1999, I was 
unavoidably detained and consequently missed two votes. Had I been here 
I would have voted: ``Yes'' on the passage of H. Res. 181. ``Yes'' on 
the passage of H.R. 1451.

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