[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1135]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. JIM DeMINT

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 10, 2000

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. Speaker, I regret that I was unavoidably detained 
from missing votes on Tuesday of this week. Had I been present, I would 
have voted ``yes'' on rollcall vote 8, 9, and 10.

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