[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5046-5047]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. XAVIER BECERRA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 18, 1999

  Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, I was traveling on official business with 
President Clinton on his trip to Central America last week and 
therefore was unable to cast votes on March 10 and 11, 1999. The votes 
I missed on those days include rollcall vote 34 on Approving the 
Journal; rollcall vote 35 on passage of H.R. 540, the Nursing Home 
Resident Protection Amendments; rollcall vote 36 on Ordering the 
Previous Question; rollcall vote 37 on the Holt Amendment to H.R. 800, 
the Education Flexibility Partnership Act; rollcall vote 38 on the

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Ehlers Amendment to H.R. 800; rollcall vote 39 on the George Miller 
amendment to H.R. 800; rollcall vote 40 on the Scott amendment to H.R. 
800; rollcall vote 41 on passage of H.R. 800; rollcall vote 42 on 
passage of H.R. 808, the Short Term-Extension of Farm Bankruptcy Law; 
rollcall vote 43 on passage of H. Res. 32, a resolution Expressing 
Support for Open Elections in Indonesia; rollcall vote 44 on H. Con. 
Res. 28, a resolution Criticizing China for its Human Rights Abuses; 
rollcall vote 45 on Ordering the Previous Question; rollcall vote 46 on 
Agreeing to the Resolution; rollcall vote 47 to Sustain the Rule of the 
Chair; rollcall vote 48 on the Fowler Amendment to H. Con. Res. 42, a 
resolution on Peacekeeping Operations in Kosovo; and rollcall vote 49 
on passage of H. Con. Res. 42.
  Had I been present for the preceding votes, I would have voted 
``yes'' on rollcall votes 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, and 49. I 
would have voted ``no'' on rollcall votes 36, 41, 45, 46, 47, and 48.

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