[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25510]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 14, 1999

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, as is reflected in the Congressional 
Record, I was granted an official leave of absence for Tuesday, October 
12, 1999.
  Had I been present, I would have voted as follows:
  Rollcall vote 493--H.R. 493 to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended 
the Hillory J. Farias Date-Rape Prevention Drug Act--I would have voted 
``yes''; rollcall vote 492--S. 800 to Suspend the Rules and Pass the 
Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act--I would have voted 
``yes''; rollcall vote 491--H. Res. 303 on Motion to Suspend the Rules 
and agree, as Amended, Expressing the Sense of the House of 
Representatives urging that 95% of Federal education dollars be spent 
in the classroom--I would have voted ``yes.''

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