[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 28589]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. RONNIE SHOWS

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 4, 1999

  Mr. SHOWS. Mr. Speaker, I was away from the floor of the House on 
Tuesday, November 2, 1999, on official business and was unable to cast 
recorded votes on rollcalls 553, 554, 555 and 556.
  Had I been present for rollcall 553, I would have voted ``yea'' to 
suspend the rules and agree to H. Con. Res. 213, a concurrent 
resolution encouraging the Secretary of Education to promote, and State 
and local educational agencies to incorporate in their education 
programs, financial literacy training.
  On rollcall 554, I would have voted ``yea'' to suspend the rules and 
agree to H. Res. 59, a resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that the United States remains committed to the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
  On rollcall 555, I would have voted ``yea'' to suspend the rules and 
pass H.R. 3164, a bill to provide for the imposition of economic 
sanctions on certain foreign persons engaging in, or otherwise involved 
in, international narcotics trafficking.
  On rollcall 556, I would have voted ``yea'' to suspend the rules and 
agree to H. Res. 349, a resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that the President should immediately transmit to 
Congress the President's recommendations for emergency response 
actions, including appropriate offsets, to provide relief and 
assistance to the victims of Hurricane Floyd.

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