[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 25695]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, due to my absence, I was unable to 
attend the House of Representatives on several votes. If I had been 
present, I would have voted ``aye'' on final passage of H.R. 2140; 
``aye'' on final passage on H.R. 2886; ``aye'' on final passage on H. 
Con. Res. 196; ``nay'' on the motion to instruct conferees on the 
Commerce/Justice State Appropriations Bill; and ``aye'' on approving 
the Journal.

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