[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8779]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mr. KUYKENDALL. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to cast a vote on H. Res. 
159 because I was attending my son's college graduation. However, had I 
been present, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Mr. Speaker, I was unable to cast a vote on the Coburn-Toomey-Sanford 
amendment because I was attending my son's college graduation. However, 
had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''
  Mr. Speaker, I was unable to cast a vote on the Obey substitute 
amendment because I was attending my con's college graduation. However, 
had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''
  Mr. Speaker, I was unable to cast a vote on the Istook amendment 
because I was attending my son's college graduation. However, had I 
been present, I would have voted ``no.''
  Mr. Speaker, I was unable to cast a vote on final passage of H.R. 
1664, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill, because I was 
attending my son's college graduation. However, had I been present, I 
would have voted ``yes.''

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