[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27627]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. LUIS V. GUTIERREZ

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 28, 1999

  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, October 20, 1999 I was 
unavoidably absent from this Chamber and therefore missed rollcall vote 
515 (a Journal vote) and rollcall vote 519 (Mink amendment to H.R. 2). 
I want the record to show that had I been present in this Chamber I 
would have voted ``yea'' on each of these recorded votes.
  I also missed rollcall vote 516 (Motion to order the previous 
question on H.R. 2670), rollcall vote 517 (Adoption of the rule for 
H.R. 2670) and rollcall vote 518 (Conference Report on H.R. 2670).
  I want the record to show that if I had been able to be present in 
this Chamber when these votes were cast, I would have voted ``no'' on 
rollcall vote 516, rollcall vote 517, and rollcall vote 518.

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