[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 28590]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. FRANK MASCARA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 4, 1999

  Mr. MASCARA. Mr. Speaker, from October 25 to October 29, 1999 I was 
unavoidably absent and missed rollcall votes numbered 533-549. For the 
record I would have voted ``aye'' on the following rollcall votes 
numbers 533 and 545, Journal votes; number 534, H.R. 754, the Made in 
America Information Act; number 535, H.R. 2303, the History of the 
House Awareness and Preservation Act to which I am a cosponsor; number 
536, H. Con. Res. 194, on Recognizing the contributions of 4-H Clubs 
and their members to voluntary community service; number 537, H. Con. 
Res. 190, urging the United States to seek a global consensus 
supporting a moratorium on tariffs; number 538, H. Con. Res. 208, 
expressing the sense of the Congress against tax increases in order to 
fund additional government spending; number 539, H. Con. Res. 102, 
celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions; number 540, 
H. Con. Res. 188, commending Greece and Turkey for their response to 
the recent earthquakes in those countries; number 541, H.R. 1175, to 
locate and secure the return of Zachary Baumel; number 544, H.R. 2260, 
the Pain Relief Promotion Act, to which I am a cosponsor; and number 
546, H.J. Res. 73, the Continuing Resolution;
  For the record, I would have voted ``no'' on the following rollcall 
votes: number 542, the Scott Amendment to H.R. 2260; number 543, the 
Johnson of Connecticut Amendment to H.R. 2260; number 547, H. Res. 345, 
waiving points of order against the D.C. Appropriations Conference 
Report; number 548, the motion to recommit the D.C. Appropriations Act, 
2000; and number 549, on agreeing to the Conference Report for the D.C. 
Appropriations Act, 2000.

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